ARTICLE

By 2nd Group:
• Bella Mayasari – PO.71.39.1.18.003
• Dea Rahma Dewi – PO.7139.1.18.004
What is Article?
 Article

“
“
An article is a word that combines with a noun. Articles are actually
adjectives because they describe the nouns that they precede.
THREE TYPES OF ARTICLE

01
Definite article
The
02
A
Indefinite article
03
AN
0
4 .
 INDEFINITE ARTICLE
A or An

Use the article a or an to indicate any non-spec

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ified member of a group or category.

Use “a” for consonant sound, while “an” for

vowel sound
a boy, an apple
Note: consonant or vowel, it’s about how it sounds,
not how it’s written. A union An x-ray
Only used for singular The word may start with a u, but a
ctually sound that the word make
is : you-nion.
I own a cat and two dogs.
 DEFINITE ARTICLE
THE

"Give me the ball."

In this case, both you and your Your friend doesn't want a ball
Used before a noun to indicate that the identity friend recognize that there is on (meaning any ball); but the ball
of the noun is known to the reader. ly one specific ball being referr that you're holding.
ed to, and that's the one you’re
holding
Used for singular or plural nouns
I have a dog.
The dog is very friendly

It can be seen that after the intro

Use the article the when a particular noun has duction (the first sentence, whic
already been mentioned previously. h uses “a”), we can use “the bec
ause the reader is familiar with t
he “dog”.
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 PRACTICE
1. I need ___ piece of paper.
A. A
B. An
C. The

2. Who is ___ owner of this book?

A. A
B. An
C. The

3. Is Jane ___ student at your college?

A. A
B. An
C. The
 PRACTICE
4. Is she ___ American?
A. A
B. An
C. The

5. You have been 20, but you are still like ___ child.
A. A
B. An
C. The

6. Tomy is ___ best student in our class.

A. A
B. An
C. The
 PRACTICE
7. We had a very nice meal. ___ cheese was especially good.
A. A
B. An
C. The

8. It’s ___ long way by train to ___ west of Java.

A. A - The
B. An - The
C. The – A

9. We saw ___ eagle caught a chicken yesterday.

A. A
B. An
C. The

10. Would you like to tell me ___ best moment of your life?
A. A
B. An
C. The
 ANSWER
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. C
 Quiz
1. ___ President of Indonesia is giving ___ speech tonight.
A. A -The
B. The - An
C. The – A

2. Where are ___ scissors you borrowed last week?

A. A
B. An
C. The

3. A little knowledge is ___ dangerous thing.

A. A
B. An
C. The
 Quiz
4. We need to be at ___ airport in ___ hour.
A. A - The
B. An - A
C. The – An

5. ___ joke can be a good way to start a speech.

A. A
B. An
C. The
 ANSWER

1.C
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.A