冠词
1. 不定冠词的一些习惯用法:have a walk / rest, all of a sudden, as a rule, go on a diet, in a sense, once in a while
2. 定冠词的一些习惯用法:all the time, by the way, in the distance, on the whole, to the point, out of the question, pull sb. By the arm , in the morning / afternoon / evening, in the past, in the meanwhile, in the air
3. 同一名词在同一短语中反复出现时,该名词前一般不使用任何冠词:hand in hand, step by step, day after day, from there to there
4. 有相对关系的名词在同一短语中成对使用一般不加冠词:from city to suburb, from birth till death, heart and soul, day and night
5. 在a kind / type / category / species / sort of等结构后面的名词前一般不使用任何冠词
6. 表示官职,职位,身份,称呼的名词前一般不使用冠词
7. 零冠词的一些习惯用法:by accident, in advance, in fact, go to school / hospital / prison / bed (上学,住院,坐牢,睡觉), on duty, on earth, under way