我們從八個方面來學習一下哪些時候不用定冠詞“the”。

　　一、定冠詞不與表示一類人或事物的復數名詞連用。例如：

　　1. I like reading the books.(×)　　I like reading books.(√)

　　2. She likes the cats.(×)　　She likes cats.(√)

　　二、定冠詞不能用在某些習慣用語中的名詞前面。例如：

　　1. I have lunch at the noon.(×)　　I have lunch at noon.(√)

　　2. We go to school by the bus.(×)　　We go to school by bus.(√)

　　三、定冠詞不能用在某些專用名詞和不可數名詞前面。例如：

　　1. I like the China.(×)　　I like China.(√)

　　2. Would you like a cup of the water? (×)

　　Would you like a cup of water?(√)

　　四、定冠詞不能用在節日、日期、月份、季節前面。例如：

　　1. Today is the Teachers’ Day. (×)

　　Today is Teachers’ Day.(√)

　　2. He was born in the May in 1987. (×)

　　He was born in May in 1987. (√)

　　五、定冠詞不能用在表示稱呼語或某些頭銜的名詞前面(尤其作表語、賓補時)。例如：　　1. Good morning, the sir!(×)

　　Good morning, sir! (√)

　　2. I need some help, the Mummy.(×)

　　I need some help, Mummy.(√)

　　六、定冠詞不能與名詞前已有作定語用的this, that, my, your, some, any等代詞連用。例如：

　　1. This the pen is mine. (×)

　　This pen is mine.(√)

　　2. I have the some money. (×)

　　I have some money. (√)

　　七、定冠詞不能用在表示科目名詞的前面。例如：

　　1. We will learn the Chinese, the history and the Maths this afternoon. (×)

　　We will learn Chinese, history and Maths this afternoon.(√)

　　2. The English is the most interesting of all the subjects.(×)

　　English is the most interesting of all the subjects.(√)

　　八、定冠詞不能用在三餐和球類運動名詞的前面。例如：

　　1. She goes to school after the breakfast every morning.(×)

　　She goes to school after breakfast every morning.(√)

　　2. We often play the football after school. (×)

　　We often play football after school. (√)