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Article ( Kata Sandang)
Article
is is the word preceding
nouns and function as a determinant or bookmark specific meaning of a noun,
or vice versa, making the meaning of a noun or
words that describe to the public.
Function
The article in the English language
is divided into two parts: the indefinite article
and the definite article
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indefinite
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definite
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a / an
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the
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The article ‘a’ or ‘an’ is a modification of
the one-word form, while the
article is a derivative of the adjective
that. word is
intended to determine the meaning
of a word becomes more assertive and clear. Use
'a' with nouns starting with a consonant (letters
that are not vowels),
'an' with nouns starting with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u)
'an' with nouns starting with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u)
The
difference in the use of article A vs. AN
As the article’s ‘a’ and ‘an’ meaning is one. In the
Indonesian language, the second article can be translated into an/an/an/a ff.
It depends of the noun that follows.
For example :
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an apple = an apple
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A lady
= woman
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a
tiger = a tiger
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A leaf
= leaf, and so on.
indifinite
article a / an
is used;
a.
before
the nouns
that can be counted to give meaning to
one or any
Example :
Tell me a story
b. in the expression that states the unit of measure.
Example : He can type hundred words in a minute
c. expression in the limit repeated one action at a specific time period.
Example : the bus now goes only once a month
d. the word dozen, gross, hundred, thousand, million, so that means one.
Example : I have warned you a million times
e. in the name of a profession or group
Examples : My father is a lawyer
He is now an enemy of yours
f. with singular nouns, after the words 'what' and 'such'
Examples : What
a shame!
She's such a beautiful girl.
She's such a beautiful girl.
NOTE:
An before an h mute - an hour, an honour.
A before u and eu when they sound like 'you': a european, a university, a unit
An before an h mute - an hour, an honour.
A before u and eu when they sound like 'you': a european, a university, a unit
Definite article ‘The’ is used before a noun that can be counted in the
singular or plural. see the following examples
a. with names that formed the adjective and the noun or noun followed by an explanation.
Examples : The United States
The Indian Ocean
The Republic of Panama
b.
the names of rivers, mountains, oceans, deserts.
Examples : The Nile
The Sahara
The
Alps
c. the names of ships, trains, planes, and the like.
Examples : The Queen Mary
The Boing 747
The Orient Express
d. the names of musical instruments.
Examples : The piano
The violin
e. in the superlative form of adjectives
Examples : The longest
The biggest
f. in the adjective used as a noun.
Examples : The poor
The rich
g. in the singular noun that can be counted to make a generalization.
Example : The camel comes from Africa and
Asia
h.
when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about, even if it
has not been mentioned before.
Example : Where's
the bathroom?'
‘It's on the first floor.'
‘It's on the first floor.'
i.
ordinal number before nouns
Example : the Second World War, the
third chapter
Don’t use ‘The’ for :
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The
name of lake
Examples
: Lake Toba, Lake batur
- The name of mountain
Examples : Mount Merapi, Mount Semeru,
Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Everest
-
The
name of planet ( except Earth)
Examples : Mars, Jupiter, Saturnus, Venus, Orion,
Constellation
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The
names of School, University, Collage if
replace at the end sentence
Example : Al- Azhar School, Gunadarma University,
Santa Fec Community Collage
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Cardinal
number after nouns
Example : World War Two, Chapter three
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The
names of country if consist of one word
Examples : Indonesia, China, Canada
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The
names of sport
Example : basketball, football, tennis
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Nouns
abstract
Examples : happiness, sadness
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Science
Examples : Biology, Chemistry, Physic
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The
names of feast
Example : Christmas, Thanks giving, Idul Fitri,
Independence day
Do not use a singular count noun without
the “a/an and the”
I bring a book
I bring an apple
I bring the book
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Yusdi,Muhammad.2011.Magic
TOEFL.Jakarta:Inspirita
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