我们知道，限定词是在名词词组中对名词中心词起特指、类指以及表示确定数量和非确定数量等限定作用的词类。

英语名词分为单数名词、复数名词还是不可数名词。名词词组前选择使用哪个限定词，取决于随后名词的类别。

1.只能与单数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词只能与单数名词搭配，如 a, an, one, another, each, neither, many a, such a等。

a toy an apple one book

another student each worker neither girl

such a sentence many a pencil(表示许多铅笔)

2.只能与复数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词只能与复数名词搭配，如 both, two, another two, many, a few, few, several, these, those, a number of等。

both toys two apples another two books

many students a few workers few workers

several girls these/ those boys a number of pencils

3.只能与不可数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词只能与不可数名词搭配，如 a (little) bit of, a large amount of, a great deal of, (a) little, much, less, (the) least等。

a bit of food a large amount of money

a great deal of water much/ less space

4.能与单、复数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词既能与单数名词搭配，又能与复数名词名词搭配，如 the first, the second, the last, the next等。

the first student the next sentence

the first students the next sentences

5.能与单数、不可数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词既能与单数名词搭配，又能与不可数名词名词搭配，如 this, that等。

this job this work

6.能与复数、不可数名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词既能与复数名词搭配，又能与不可数名词名词搭配，如 a lot of, lots of, plenty of, enough, more, most, such, other等。

a lot of books enough pens

a lot of money enough time

7.能与三类名词搭配的限定词

有些限定词既能与单、复数名词搭配，又能与不可数名词搭配。如 the, some, any, no, other, whose以及物主限定词和名词属格等。

the book your friend’s book whose book

the books your friend’s books whose books

the money your friend’s money whose money