penggunan articles dalam kalimat

The use of A and AN in English Sentences

A and AN are called indefinite articles. " Indefinite " means " non-specific " . A ( AN ) is used when we talk about things in general and not a specific thing .

example:

• We need a car. Bukan sebuah mobil yang spesifik, bisa berupa mobil apa saja
• Maria wants a motorcycle. Bukan jenis motor tertentu, motor secara umum
• Do you have a driving license? Surat izin mengemudi apa saja. Bisa berupa SIM A, SIM B, SIM C dll

Similarly , A ( AN ) is used to introduce what sort of thing we are talking about.

example:

·         This is an excellent room . Describe the type of room

·         Do you live in a tree house ? Ask about the type of home

·         She ate a huge , milky pudding . Describe the type of pudding

REMEMBER : We can not use A ( AN ) for the plural noun for A ( AN ) means "one" or " single"

example:

·   I saw a rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park . false

·   I saw rhinos in Ujung Kulon National Park . Correct

Use of A , AN , and THE on Clauses and Phrases

Many clauses and phrases makes an object known to listeners by informing the listener of people or things we talked about .

Let us look at an example the following sentence :

·Can you give them the coffe on the desk .

THE can be used in this sentence because the phrase "on the table " tells the listener what we mean coffee . We're not talking about the other coffees , we are talking about specialty coffee listeners can see or know about the coffee. Learning to recognize the clauses and phrases will help us to use THE correctly .

example:

·Did you bring the key roomates she Gave you?

·She did not like the meal that you Gave .

·The book on my desk belongs to Leny .

However: Not all of the clauses and phrases make things known to listeners . Some merely descriptive . They add extra information , but did not inform listeners about specific things we're talking about .

example:

·         He bought the computer with a big screen . This combination tells listeners about where the computer he bought.

·         He bought a computer with a big screen . This combination tells listeners what kind of house she bought , but do not tell the computer where he bought.

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