ENGLISH ARTICLE ( a, an, the )

1.    Ciri-ciripenggunaan “ the”

a.    Follow a specific/known noun

b.    Singular and plural

c.    The only one’

d.    Superalative degree

e.    Geographical

1). Group of mountain

Example :we have been hiking the Himalayan tomorrow

2). Rivers

Example :The nil is the one of longest river in Africa

3). Desert

Example :The Sahara is the hottest place in earth.

4). Islands.

Example : Next month Riri will go to the Hawaiian islands.

5). Ocean and sea.

Example :the java sea is beautiful

f.     Family name

Example :The Obama’s will holiday to Indonesia.

g.    Name of school / university

Example :The university of Gunadarma is the best university in Indonesia.

h.    Famous architecture

Example :The Monas is the iconic symbol of Indonesia.

i.      Countries (if the countries contains “states”, “kingdom”, “republic”, and ending with-“s” )

Example : My father working in the United States for two years.

j.      Number (of rank)

Example :Arif get the 1^stplace in English competition.

k.    Group of people

Example : The Beatles is group legendary band.

l.      Part of a larger group:

·         One of the children

Example :Andi is one of the children who were playing kites.

·         A student in the class

Example :susi is one of the students in the class

m.   None of them

Example :

2.    Penggunaan a/an

Penggunaan a:

1)    Sebuah kata yang mempunyaikonsonan di awal kata. Contohnya : a zoo, a mountain, a book, etc

2)    Sebuah kata benda yang dimulaidenganbunyikonsonan, meskipun kata bendainidimulaidenganhuruf vocal, tetapijikabunyinyakonsonanmakamenggunakan a. contohnya : a university, a unit, etc.

Penggunaanan :

sebuah kata benda yang diawalidenganhuruf vocal yang baikpenyebutannyamaupun kata-katanyasendiri. Contohnya : an apple, an egg, etc.

Exercise

1.    What is a longest river in Indonesia? Is ittheMusi or Ampera? I’m terrible at geography.

2.    In 1824, Louis Braille developed a system of writing for the blind. Quickly, the system known as “Braille” after the inventor, spreadfrom France to dozens of the countries

3.    “Travel Magazine” did exremely interesting article on the world’s most amazing buildings. If I remember correctly, the first building or the list was Angkor Wat, abeautiful temple in Cambodia. And the second was pyramid of Khufu in Egypt.

4.    Because she didn’t speak English. Paul had alittle chance of advancing her carrer, so she applied for ayear longEnglish course at Cambridge University.

5.    Giorgio loves island’s. he has been to Cuba, Bali, Bahamas, and  thePhillipines. And a next year, he wants to go to Madagascar.