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4th Meeting
 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Article Much, Many, A lot (of) A Few, A Little,

A house,
Much information,  A little coins, 
An animal,
Many people,  A little patience,
The girl, 
A lot of water, etc.
etc.
A lot of cars,
etc.

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Determiner
Article

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 Indefinite Article
1. A / An
Indefinite : Tidak jelas atau tidak pasti
a / an : For singular
Example:
 A Car 
 A student
 A university
 An orange 
 An eagle 
 An hour 

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 Indefinite Article
Article “a” is placed before a Article “an” is placed before a vowel.
consonant.

 A kid  An umbrella 
 A star  An orange
 A tourist  An eagle

Exceptions: An hour, a university, an honor, ………

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 Definite Article
1. The
Indefinite : Jelas atau pasti
For singular, plural, countable, uncountable. Example:
 The building 
 The fields
 The university
 The water 
 The sun 
 The moon 

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

1. There is only one
Example:
◉ The president issued a new regulation.
◉ The sun is very bright today.
◉ I snorkeled in the sea.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

2. In superlative adjective
Example:
◉ He is the tallest boy in the class.
◉ The most expensive car is manufactured in Italy.
◉ I am the oldest in my family.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

3. Only one in a context:
Example:
◉ Dad, can I borrow the car? 
◉ When we stayed at my grandmother’s house, we went to the
beach every day.
◉ Look at the boy over there.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

4. Already mentioned
Example:
◉ I bough a dress. The dress is red.
◉ A cat slept at my porch. The cat was white.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

4. All the things referred to by a noun
Example:
◉ The wolf is not really a dangerous animal.
◉ The kangaroo is found only in Australia. 
◉ The heart pumps blood around the body.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

5. A  system or service
Example:
◉ I heard it on the radio.
◉ You should tell the police.
◉ You should meet the doctor.

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 Definite Article

We use “the” when:

6. Musical instruments
Example:
◉ I can play the guitar.
◉ She swiftly pressed the piano.
◉ The violin has four strings.

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Yesterday, I stepped on a puddle when I walked home from my
school. My shoes was wet and dirty. When I got home, I took a
brush and washed shoes. In the next day, I walked more
carefully to not to step on the puddle.

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EXERCISE
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 Match the article with the functions.
1. We should talk to the receptionist.
A. There is only one.
2. The universe is nearly 14 billion years
B. A system or service
old.
C. Musical instrument.
3. The dove is a symbol of peace in D. Superlative adjectives.
many different cultures. E. The whole group of things.
4. I wish I could play the piano. F. Already mentioned.
5. Simon is probably the best rugby G. There is only one in a
player in the county. context.

6. Excuse me, where's the bathroom?

7. A: I'm reading a great book at the
moment.
B: Really? What's the book about?
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 An or A?
1. Adventure
2. Tent
3. Email
4. Virus
5. Pineapple
6. American
7. Ugly shoos
8. Apple
9. Answer
10. Famous
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 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate articles.
1. I bought …..  pair of shoes.
2. I saw … movie last night.
3. They are staying at  …. hotel.
4. Look at … woman over there! She is a famous actress.
5. That is … girl I told you about.
6.  My niece wants to be …engineer.
7. We saw … elephant at the zoo.
8. John traveled to  Mexico.
9. I work in … office. …. office is at the fifth floor.
10. I read … amazing story last week.

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 Correct or incorrect?

1. The children are playing in an garden. 

2. I don't like a milk. 
3. I prefer tea. 
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. 
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. 
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. 
7. We need some glue to fix this vase. 
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. 
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.
10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious. 
 
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THANKS!
Any questions?
You can find me at
agushidayat@radenintan.ac.id

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