不用定冠词”the”的八项纪律
　　一、定冠词不与表示一类人或事物的复数名词连用。例如:
　　1. I like reading the books.(×)　　I like reading books.(√)
　　2. She likes the cats.(×)　      　She likes cats.(√)
　　二、定冠词不能用在某些习惯用语中的名词前面。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、定冠词不能用在某些专用名词和不可数名词前面。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、定冠词不能用在节日、日期、月份、季节前面。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、定冠词不能用在表示称呼语或某些头衔的名词前面(尤其作表语、宾补时)。
例如:   1. Good morning, the sir!(×)       Good morning, sir! (√)
　　2. I need some help, the Mummy.(×)     I need some help, Mummy.(√)
六、定冠词不能与名词前已有作定语用的this, that, my, your, some, any等
代词连用。例如:   1. This the pen is mine. (×)    This pen is mine.(√)
　　2. I have the some money. (×)               I have some money. (√)
　　七、定冠词不能用在表示科目名词的前面。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、定冠词不能用在三餐和球类运动名词的前面。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. (√)
介词 for 的用法小结
1. 表示“当作、作为”。如:
　　I like some bread and milk for breakfast. 我喜欢把面包和牛奶作为早餐。
　　What will we have for supper? 我们晚餐吃什么?
　　2. 表示理由或原因,意为“因为、由于”。如:
　　Thank you for helping me with my English. 谢谢你帮我学习英语。
　　Thank you for your last letter. 谢谢你上次的来信。
　　Thank you for teaching us so well. 感谢你如此尽心地教我们。
　　3. 表示动作的对象或接受者,意为“给……”、“对…… (而言)”。如:
　　Let me pick it up for you. 让我为你捡起来。
　　Watching TV too much is bad for your health. 看电视太多有害于你的健康。
　　4. 表示时间、距离,意为“计、达”。如:
　I usually do the running for an hour in the morning. 我早晨通常跑步一小时。
　　We will stay there for two days. 我们将在那里逗留两天。
　　5. 表示去向、目的,意为“向、往、取、买”等。如:
　　Let’s go for a walk. 我们出去散步吧。
　　I came here for my schoolbag.我来这儿取书包。
　　I paid twenty yuan for the dictionary. 我花了20元买这本词典。
　　6. 表示所属关系或用途,意为“为、适于……的”。如:
　　It’s time for school. 到上学的时间了。
　　Here is a letter for you. 这儿有你的一封信。
　　7. 表示“支持、赞成”。如:
　　Are you for this plan or against it? 你是支持还是反对这个计划?
　　8. 用于一些固定搭配中。如:
　　Who are you waiting for? 你在等谁?
　For example, Mr Green is a kind teacher. 比如,格林先生是一位心地善良的老师。