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What are English grammar articles? An article is a word that is used before a
Speaking & noun to show whether the noun refers to something specific or not. A, an
Pronunciation and the are articles.
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In the sentence above we find the article "a". It shows us that the speaker
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does not need a specific chair. He can have any chair.
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"I want an apple."
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In the sentence above we find the article "an." It shows us that the speaker
does not want a specific apple. He can have any apple.
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biGBonus
lebih besar
In the sentence above we find the article "the." It shows us that the speaker
wants a specific apple.
The definite article tells us that the noun is specific. The speaker talks about
a particular (or known) thing.
Examples:
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The indefinite article tells us that the noun is not specific. The speaker talks
about any one of that type of thing.
Examples:
"She is a dancer."
(She dances for a living.)
Examples:
a dog
a building
a country
a professor
a university
Examples:
an apple
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an eye
an hour
Important!
We use "a" and "an" only before a singular noun. We can't use "a" and "an"
before a plural noun.
Examples:
Correct: a car.
Incorrect: a cars.
Correct: an orange.
Incorrect: a oranges.
"The" is used to talk about specific or known things. These are usually things
that have been mentioned before or that the listener is familiar with.
"A" (or "an") is used to talk about things which are not specific. These are
usually things that haven't been mentioned before or that the listener is
unfamiliar with.
Let's say I tell you: "I went to see a doctor last week."
Explanation: I went to see some doctor. I didn't mention him before, and you
are not familiar with him. Another option is that it is not important who he is.
So I use the word "a".
Next I say to you: "Do you remember the movie we watched together?"
I use the word "the" because I mention a specific movie – you know which
movie I am talking about.
For example:
- "Wow! I heard a great singer is coming to town."
- "Oh, it's me. I am the great singer."
Now that we understand the general idea of English grammar articles, here
are some more specific details:
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So that was the explanation on the English grammar articles. Now let's
practice!
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