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Which? and what?

We ask which? when there is a limited choice. which - 當只有少量選擇時. We ask what? when there is a wide choice. what - 當有大量選擇時 Sometimes both are possible. Which / What day next week can you come and see us? Before of and one , we can use which but not what .(用 which before of and one ) e.g. Which of the countries in Europe have you visit? Look at all those stars. Which one is the nearest?

Generalisations without 'the'

The does not mean ' all ' We do not use the in generalisations ( 普遍化;概括;綜合;歸納) with plural and uncountable nouns e.g. I like music Can you turn off the music ? She's very interested in nature . What is the nature of his illness? People have to live in society I've joined the Poetry Society Books are expensive Put the books on the table We do not normally use the in generalisations with plural and uncountable nouns, even if there is an adjective before the noun e.g. She's studying Chinese history. He collects antique clocks. But we use the when a description with of follows the noun e.g. She's studying the history of China. We can use the in generalisations with singular countable nouns , to talk about a whole class of things. This is common in scientific and technical language e.g. Who invented the telescope ? The tiger is in danger of dying out. I can't play the piano. I hate the telephone. I love the sea. Do you like living in the country ...

The = 'you know which one'

1. The means 'you know which(one/ones) I mean' 對方知道你所指的是那一是物 e.g I bought a radio and a CD player, but the CD player didn't work. ( the CD player 指的是剛買的那一個) The women over there work with my sister . (The women, 指明是over there work, 所以有'the') Please close the door. (對方是看見得的) He's been to the North Pole (明顯的只有一個) 2. We often use the with only and with the superlatives 最好的, 最.... e.g. She's the only woman for me It's the best restaurant in town 選自Oxford "How English Work"

a/an and one

上次介紹了"a"同"and"既分別, 今次再講講 a/and 同one 既分別 用"One" 當: 1. 有對照既時候(another, other) e.g. One boy wanted to go out, but the others wanted to stay at home 2. 指明為一日 (one day) e.g. One day I'll take you to meet my family 3. 想很清楚說明一百, 一千 e.g. Exactly one hundred and three 4. 當想表達只有一個的時候(just one, only one) e.g. We've got plenty of sausages, but only one egg. 以上部分內容撰自Oxford "How English Work"

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WK learning 第一篇文章, 由簡單學起, a 同 an既分別, 根據 Oxford 出版既 " How English Work " 提到: We use a before a consonant and an before a vowel . But it depends on the pronunciation of the following word, not the spelling. 係Wiki百科, A and an function as the indefinite forms of the grammatical article in the English language and can also represent the number one. An is the older form (related to one , cognate to German ein etc), now used before words starting with a vowel sound (or a syllabic consonant ), regardless of whether the word begins with a vowel letter . vowel 解作 母音字母(a,e,i,o,u), 當英文字發音為母音字母, 就要用"an" 最易混淆既係當英文字第一個字母為母音字母(a,e,i,o,u), 大家(包括我)都會自自然然地用"an", 就例如: university, European, unit, 錯! 應該用"a", 因為它們的發音不是以Vowel為開頭. 而有些英文字,例如 honest, hour, 就應該用 "an", 因為 honest kk 音標係 KK: [ ] , hour KK: [ ] 都係以Vowel 為開頭. 例子 for "a". a dog, a hat, a one-pound coin, a union, a university, a ticket, a VIP, a half-hour lesson, a one-hour lesson, ...