單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前用不用冠詞（即用零冠詞），主要有以下情況：(1) 用于表示家庭成員或 nurse, cook, teacher 等名詞前：Mother is not at home. 媽媽不在家。Ask nurse to put the child to bed. 叫保姆抱孩子到床上去睡覺。
Teacher was satisfied with our work. 老師對我們的工作很滿意。

(2) 用于動詞 turn(用于動詞變成)，go(變成)后作表語的名詞通常用零冠詞：He was a teacher before he turned writer. 他在成為作家之前是教師。
He has gone socialist. 他成了社會主義者。

(3) 在讓步狀語從句的倒裝句式中，單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前通常用零冠詞：Child as he is, he knows a lot. 他雖然是個孩子，但已經(jīng)很懂事了。Child as he is, he knows a lot.
Teacher though he is, he can’t know everything. 他雖然是老師，但也不可能什么都懂。

(4) 單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞用作呼語，通常用零冠詞：How is she, doctor? 醫(yī)生，她怎么樣?
Can you drive me to the station, driver? 司機，請送我去車站，好嗎?

(5) 在某些獨立結(jié)構(gòu)中通常用零冠詞：在某些獨立結(jié)構(gòu)中通常用零冠詞：The teacher came in, book in hand. 老師走了進來，手里拿著書。
He was sitting in the chair, pipe in mouth. 他坐在椅子上，嘴里叼著煙斗。

(6) 在“(a) kind [sort] of＋名詞”這一結(jié)構(gòu)中，名詞通常用零冠詞：This kind of book is very interesting. 這種書很有趣。He is the sort of person I really dislike. 他這種人我真不喜歡。【注】注意以下兩句在含義上的差別：What kind of car is it? 這是什么牌子的車?
What kind of a car is it? 這種車質(zhì)量如何? (from 這種車質(zhì)量如何?

(7) 當單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞含義抽象化具有形容詞意味時，通常用零冠詞：The man was more animal than man. 那個人與其說是人，不如說是畜生。I was fool enough to accept his offer. 我接受他的提議真是太傻了。
Are you man enough for this dangerous job? 你有勇氣做這項危險的工作嗎?

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