| Article | Countable Singular Noun | Countable Plural Noun | Uncountable Noun |
| Indefinite (General) | A dollar An apple | _ dollars _ apples | _ money _ juice |
| Definite (Specific) | The dollar The apple | The dollars The apples | The money The juice |
Indefinite article (kata sandang tidak pasti) digunakan ketika suatu benda yang dimaksud dapat saja merujuk pada salah satu dari beberapa benda yang berbeda.
Berikut ini informasi penting yang harus Anda pahami terkait ide khusus dan umum yaitu:
| SPECIFIC & GENERAL IDEAS | ||
| Article | Meaning | Uses |
| A, An | General Idea (Ide Umum) | Gunakan ketika terdapat banyak (benda), dan kamu tidak tahu yang mana (benda) yang dimaksud. Gunakan ketika terdapat banyak (benda), dan kamu tidak peduli yang mana (benda) yang dimaksud. Catatan: Indefinite article “a/an” biasanya digunakan sebagai determiner atau modifier yang melengkapi singular noun (kata benda tunggal), seperti a book, a car, etc. “a” juga digunakan dengan noun (kata benda) lainnya sebagi satu kesatuan modifier, seperti a number of, a piece of, a glass of, etc. |
| The | Specific Idea (Ide Khusus) | Gunakan ketika (benda) itu merupakan satu-satunya. Gunakan ketika terdapat banyak (benda), dan kamu tahu yang mana (benda) yang dimaksud. Catatan: Definite article “the” biasanya digunakan sebagai determiner atau modifier yang melengkapi noun (kata benda) yang merujuk pada nama, geografis, astronomis, identitas, dan sebagainya, seperti the Saring-La River, the Greek Emperor, etc. “the” juga digunakan Ordinal Number merupakan angka yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan urutan/ tingkatan suatu benda, seperti the first, the second, etc. “the” digunakan dengan superlative adjective, seperti the best, the most beautiful, etc. |
1. He took a trip on a Snake River. (…..)
2. I`ll meet you at the library later. (…..)
3. The ball hit a child on a head. (…..)
4. He had a best grade in the class on the exam. (…..)
5. The people who came here yesterday were here again today. (…..)
6. She was a most beautiful girl in the room. (…..)
7. The trip that I took last year to the Bahamas was the only vacation I had all year. (…..)
8. I need a piece of paper so that I can finish the report that I am working on. (…..)
9. A basketball player threw the ball to a center of the court. (…..)
10. The sixth-grade class went on a field trip to visit a Lincoln Memorial. (…..)
KEY ANSWER
1. He took a trip on a Snake River. (I)
2. I`ll meet you at the library later. (C)
3. The ball hit a child on a head. (I) > the/his head.
4. He had a best grade in the classon the exam. (I) > the best grade (superlative degree)
5. The people who came here yesterday were here again today. (C)
6. She was a most beautiful girl in theroom. (I) > the most beautiful girl (superlative degree)
7. The trip that I took last year to the Bahamas was theonly vacation I had all year. (C)
8. I need a piece of paper so that I can finish the report that I am working on. (C)
9. A basketball player threw the ball to a centerof the court. (I) > the center
10. The sixth-grade class went on a field tripto visit a Lincoln Memorial. (I) > the Lincoln Memorial
Skill 52 Use Articles With Singular Nouns
Skill 53 Distinguish A And An
Skill 54 Make Articles Agree With Nouns
2. Comparative Degree:
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