比如:What nice weather!就不能加 a。
而 Running is a good exercise. 就可以加a。
请问在做题的时候如何判断,还是只能是背下来哪些不可数名词前面有形容词就能加 a?
What nice weather!不能加 a——因为weather 是不可名词。
Running is a good exercise. 可以加a——因为 exercise 在这里是可数名词。
注意 exercise 可用作可数或不可数名词,当它笼统地表示“运动”时,它不可数;当它表示“一项运动”时,可数。比较:
Exercise will do you good.(exercise不可数)
Running is a good exercise.(exercise可数)
其实,Running is a good exercise 中的不定冠词也可以不用,因为这里的 exercise 也可用作不可数名词。比较:
Running is good exercise. 跑步是很好的运动。
Running is a good exercise. 跑步是一项很好的运动。
附:网友继续问:那rain字典里不可数,为什么做题的时候还可以 a light rain 呢?
因评论处没有格式,刚好问题还可以修改,所以补充解答如下:
词典上对 rain 的可数性是这样标注的: [U, sing.] 其意是指:通常用作不可数名词,但有时可连用不冠词,即当rain表示“一场雨”“像雨点般的东西”时,可连用不定冠词。如:
There was a heavy rain during the night. 夜间下了一场大雨。
The archers sent a rain of arrows towards the enemy.弓箭手的箭如雨点般飞向敌人。
另外,当 rain 有描绘性形容词修饰,表示具有某种特点的雨时,也可连用不定冠词。如:
A light rain began to fall. 开始下小雨。
The sky grew dark, and a
cold rain began to fall. 天色转暗,开始下起冰冷的雨来。
有些不可数名词,单独使用时不能带不定冠词,但是加上定语后,就可以带不定冠词。例如:
(1) sensitivity, a remarkable sensitivity, a charming sensitivity, a sensitivity that delighted the critics
(2) business, a brick business, a lifelong business, a difficult business
(3) education, a good education, a college education, a first-rate education, a thorough education
【注意】有些不可数名词即使前有个形容词,也不能与不定冠词连用,应该在学习英语时逐个记住。例如:
(1)progress, swift progress, slow progress, great progress, remarkable progress
(2) weather, clear weather, broken weather, capricious weather, gloomy weather, foul/nasty/rotten weather
(3) work工作, hard work