no such 后一般不用 a

有读者问: 有这样一道选择题:

(1)There is no such_________foolish person.

A. a B. an C. / D. the

该选那一个? 选 A 对吗?

应选 C ,不宜选 A。 不定冠词 a 可用在“such+a+单数名词”结构中,如:

(2)She said she would never again make such a mistake.

(3)He is such a nice man.

但 such 之前如有 no, any, some 等不定代词,在规范英语中, such 之后则一般不再用不定冠词 a,如:

(4)There's no such thing as ghosts.

(5)She had no right to do any such thing.

(6)Some such measure will certainly be tried.

此外, such 之前如有数词 one ,其后自然也不应有不定冠词,如:

(7)We came upon more than one such family.

但在实际情况中,间或也有用不定冠词的现象,如:

(8)There is no such a thing at all.

(9)If any one asserted that there was no such a thing as the soul, what should you answer?

但我们认为 no such a... 这种用法不宜我国学生去仿效。