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ANNA FITRIANI FITRA TIADARA.S LIONY PUTRI MAYA SARI TITI MADAIRA KHOIRUL TAQWA

 What is an article???

Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns.

English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or

particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.

The use of the Defenite Article

When we speak of a particular person or

thing, or on already referred to; as,

This is the house where I live

When a singular noun is meant to

respresent a whole class; as,

The cow is a useful animals

 With names of gulf, river, seas, ocean,

group of islands, and mountain-ranges; as, The Alps

Before the names of certain book; as,

The Ramayana

Before common nouns which are names

of things unique of their kind; as,

The Sky

 Before a proper noun only when it is

quality by an adjective or a defining adjective clause; as, The great Caesar With superlatives; as,
This is the best book of elementary chemistry

With ordinals; as, he was the first man to arrive

Before musical instrument; as,

he can play the flute

 Before an adjective when the noun is understood; as, The poor are always with us
Before a noun (with emphasis), to give the force of a superlative; as, The verb is the word in a sentense

As an Adverb with comprative; as, The more they get

DO NOT USE "the" Do not use "the" before uncommon nouns:

Nouns such as Helen, Paul.

Do not use "the" before names of most

countries or continents:
Italy, Mexico. Do not use "the" before names of cities, towns or states:
New York, London.

 Do not use "the" before street or avenue or

boulevard names; before lake, bay, river, sea or mountain names:

Main Street, Roosevelt Avenue.
Do not use "the" before names of islands: Easter Island, Maui Island.

Do not use "the" with nonspecific non-

count nouns:
"I love to travel on sea.

Use of the Indefinite Article

In its original numerical sense of one; as, Twelve inches make a foot

In the vague sense of a certain; as,

A Ranchod Pitamber is suspected by the police

In the sense of any, to single out an

individual as the representative of a class; as, A pupil should obey his teacher

 To make a common noun of a proper noun; as, A Daniel come to judgement

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So...
a + singular noun beginning with a consonant:

a boy;
a car
an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an egg an apple

 a + singular noun beginning with a

consonant sound:
a university; a unicycle
an + nouns starting with silent "h":

"I'll see you in an hour, at about 1.45."

a + nouns starting with a pronounced "h": a horse

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