TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS ARTICLE # (SOFTSKILL)
ARTICLE IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR
There are only three articles in English: a, an and the.two
types of articles indefinite 'a' and 'an'
or definite 'the'. You also need to know when not to use
an article. The problem is that their proper use is complex, especially when
you get into the advanced use of English. Quite often you have to work it out
by what sounds
right, which can be frustrating for a learner.The learner has to decide
noun-by-noun which one of the articles to use*.In fact, there are 4 choices to
make, because sometimes no article is necessary. Native-speakers, of course,
use the articles correctly without thinking in everyday spoken langauge.
English learners, on the other hand, need to have some guidelines for making
the right choice - particularly those learners whose own language does not have
articles, such as Japanese or Korean. The guidelines that follow here should
help ESL students to a basic understanding of English article use.
Indefinite articles - a and an (determiners)
A and an are the indefinite articles.They refer to something not specifically known to the person you are communicating with.A and an are used before nouns that introduce something or someone you have not mentioned before:-
For example :
“ I brought an umbrella yesterday “
" I saw a man this morning ”
" I am an entrepreneur "
“ I am a leader “
The point is you use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel". You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
Pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling.
Note!
If the next word begins with a consonant sound when we say it, for example, "university" then we use a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.
We say "university" with a "y" sound at the beginning as though it were spelt "youniversity".
So, "a university" IS correct.
We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were spelt "our".
So, "an hour" IS correct.
(Lots of people get this wrong - including native speakers.)
Definite Article - the (determiners)
There are two ways to pronounce "the".One "thuh" and the other "thee". To learn how to pronounce them see the pronunciation files: How to pronounce "the".1.We use the when you have already mentioned the thing you are talking about.
She's got two
children; a girl and a boy. The girl's eight and the
boy's fou
2.We use the to talk about
geographical points on the globe.
the North Pole, the equator
3.We use the to talk about
rivers, oceans and seas
the Nile, the Pacific, the English channel
4.We also use the before
certain nouns when we know there is only one of a particular thing.
the rain, the sun, the wind, the
world, the earth, the White House
5.However if you want to describe a
particular instance of these you should use a/an.
"I could hear
the wind." / "There's a cold wind blowing."
"What are
your plans for the future?" / "She has a promising
future ahead of her.
6.The is also used to say that a particular person or thing
being mentioned is the best, most famous, etc. In this use, 'the'
is usually given strong pronunciation whether or not it preceeds a vowel:"Harry's Bar is the place to go."
"You don't
mean you met the Tony Blair, do you?"
In my opinion,article in english grammar is a
word that is used with a noun to show the type of reference which made by the
noun.There are three article such as "a" "an" and
"the".We can use “a” when the noun begins with consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z).For example “a book”,”a banana”
And we can use “an” when the noun begins with vowel (a, e, i, o, u).For example “an apple”,”an elephant”
And for “the” we can use when we have already mentioned the thing we are talking about and when we know there is only one of a particular thing.
Source :
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/articlestext.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_%28grammar%29
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