ARTICLES

Presented by : Fikri Maulana I

R. Arief Nizam K
What are Articles?
Specific

1. After the long day, the cup of coffee tasted particularly good

Unspecific

2. After a long day, a cup of coffee tasted particularly good

The Definite Article
1. Are you going to the party this weekend?
(Refers to one particular thing)
(Can be used with singular, plural, or uncountable nouns)
Example:
You: “Please give me
the hammer and sickles,”
Friend: “...Say no more.”

The Indefinite Article

• Should I bring a gift to the party?
 I am going to bring a spaghetti
(Refers to a general idea)
Exceptions: Choosing A or An
 Rule of using A

◦ Consonants (b, c, d, etc)

“ I have a pen ”

◦ A before U and Eu (sounds like the word ‘you’)

 A University
 A European city

 Rule of Using An:

◦ Vowels (a, i, u, e, o)
“I have an apple”

◦ An before words that begin with silent ‘h’

 An hour
‘A/An’ and ‘The’ comparison
 A/An when we talk about a person/thing for the first time

 The when we talk about the person/thing again

Mia: “I Bought a CD player yesterday”

Johnny “Was the CD player expensive?

(the one that Mary bought)

 Article Before an Adjective
 Word order : Article+Adjective+Noun

Example : “...... What an interesting story I read today”

Indefinite Articles with Uncountable Nouns
“...Please give me a water”
Water (uncountable noun)

“ I said... please give me some water?”

However, you cannot measure how many exactly is ‘some’ water,
which is very confusing

Instead, modified it in terms of countable units:

“I’d like to have a bottle of water”

A glass of water works too, and that’s where

Your common sense is being tested.
Using Articles with Pronouns
Possessive pronouns : His, my, ours, its, her, and their

 Why are you reading the my book

The & my shouldn’t be used together

Instead, use one or the other:

◦ Why are you reading the book?

(A certain book)
◦ Why are you reading my book?
(refer to someone’s belonging)
Omission of Articles
Zero article
(the article is omitted before nouns that refer to abstract ideas)

Let’s go out for ‘a’ dinner tonight

‘The’ creativity is a valuable quality in
children

Let’s go out for dinner tonight

Creativity is a valuable quality in children
Not preceded by an article

 Language and Nationalities

◦ I studied the French in high school for 3 years
◦ I studied French in high school for 3 years

 Sports and Academic subjects

◦ I like to play the baseball
◦ I like to play baseball
◦ My sister was always good at the math
◦ My sister was always good at math
Use of the with musical instruments

 I play the guitar

 While she plays the piano

Question Session
1. My father works as___Anaesthesiologist
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) *omitted*
2. I learned___physics from my Father.
a) A
b) *omitted*
c) The
d) An
3. I drink about three glass of Dom
Perignon___day.
a) The
b) An
c) A
d) *omitted*
4. While I was drunk, I was driving at over
100 mph on___Highway
a) The
b) An
c) A
d) *omitted*
5. When I got home, my brother was
watching the news, it said that__ fatal
traffic accident occurred in a highway
a) A
b) The
c) *omitted*
d) An
6. “I think I remember where__incident is
taking place, didn’t I just pass it on my
way home?”
a) *omitted*
b) The
c) A
d) An
7. The Police said the cause of it was a
certain car passed through___gasoline
tanker truck and somehow it exploded.
a) A
b) An
c) *omitted*
d) The
8. It’s funny because I recognized the car,
no one insane enough driving a Ford
Mustang Boss 429 in 118 mph
except___ drunkard.
a) A
b) The
c) An
d) *omitted*
9. Currently,___investigation is underway
to identify the car which is responsible
for the explotion.
a) The
b) *omitted*
c) An
d) A
10.It’s a miracle that I managed to still alive
after pulling___crazy stunt like that.
a) A
b) An
c) *omitted*
d) The
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2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 1
6. 2
7. 1
8. 1
9. 1
10. 1