The Indefinite Article = Kata Sandang Tak Tentu
The Indefinite Article terdiri dari a dan an, yang berarti: seorang, sebuah, sebutir, seekor, sepotong, sebatang.
- a dan an khusus hanya digunakan dengan Countable Nouns ( kata benda yang dapat dihitung ) dalam bentuk Singular (tunggal). Misalnya: boy, girl, book, pen, ox, ant.
- a dan an tak dapat digunakan dengan Uncountable Nouns (kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung). Misalnya: water, milk, coffee, sugar, money ===> some money.
- Bentuk a digunakan sebelum kata benda yang dimulai dengan humf mati dan huruf hidup yang berbunyi seperti huruf mati. Misalnya: a man, a table, a university, a useful thing, a uniform
- Bentuk an digunakan sebelum kata benda yang dimulai dengan huruf hidup (a, e, i, o,u) dan kata yang dimulai dengan huruf h mati {a mute h). Misalnya: an idea, an apple, an hour, an honourable man, an explanation, an exercise, an ox, an umbrella
- Bentuk a dan an digunakan samauntuksemuajeniskelamin (gen¬der). Misalnya: a man, a woman, an actor, an actress, a lion, a lioness, a tiger, a tigress, an usher, an usherette.
The Definite Article = Kata Sandang Tertentu
The Definite Article adalah The, yang berarti : itu, ini. Kata sandang tertentu, the, diapakai untuk :
- Menunjuk kata benda yang telah disebut sebelumnya. E.g : I have a new book. The book is very interesting.
- Menyebut benda yang hanya ada satu. e.g; the moon, the sun, the earth, the only daughtei, the woi Id.
- The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs / di depan superlative dari adjectives dan adverbs. e.g: the most beautiful, the cleverest, the biggest, the most difficult, the most quickly, the most stupid, the most interesting.
Attention:
lost famous / the most honest / the most active / the lucrative / the most useful / the most conifot table / flu intelligent/ the most beautiful/ the most interesting/ the diligent/ the most stupid.
Latihan dan Contoh Soal Tentang Indefinite and Definite Article (Kata Sandang)
a. Fill in with a or an.
Isilah a atau an.
honest lady | dictionary |
dog | handkerchief |
orange | bicycle |
unit | eye |
hour | ant |
honourable man | university |
king | idea |
b. Please write a or an in these following sentences. Tuliskanlah a atau an dalam kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini.
- This is …………………. red pen
- That is …………………. island
- …………… thumb is ………… big finger.
- This building is ………… library.
- ………… elephant is ………… animal
c. Fill in with a or an or some. Isilah dengan a atau an atau some.
Arti some ialah beberapa, yang menunjukkan arti jamak/plural
- Give me ………… match, please, (a match)
- She’s buying ………… books.
- That lady is ………… honorable person.
- I like to shoot ………… birds in the sky.
- The hunter shoot ………… deer on its head.
- My sister picked ………… flower hour ago
- Her oldest brother studies in ………… university.
- Please, don’t eat ………… unripe watermelon.
- I need ………… pair of scissors.
- ………… comb is ………… useful thing.
- Do you have ………… suitcase?
- The university has ………… drama club.
- This grammar book is ………… useful handbook
d. Fill in these following sentences with a, an or the. Isilah kalimat-kalimat di hawah ini dengan a, an atau the.
- This is ………… dog and that is ………… cat.
- It is ………… long story but it is ………… interesting story.
- My private English pupil is ………… only daughter in her family.
- Wonderful, it is ………… very good idea!
- ………… sun always rises from ………… east.
e. Please write a or an in these following sentences. Tuliskanlah a atau an dalam kalimat-kalimat yang berikut ini.
- This is ………… apple. (an apple)
- That is ………… office.
- The door ………… has special key.
- This is ………… blue shirt.
- That sentence is ………… useful exercise.
- Ali is eating ………… egg.
- That building is ………… bank.
- This is ………… umbrella.
- My sister picked ………… orchid flower.
- Her oldest sister studies in ………… university
- That elephant has …………very long nose.
- By the way, I have ………… idea that is useful
- We have ………… occasion to meet the persident.
- It’s ………… matter of great urgency.
- This is ………… unripe mango.
f. Change these following sentences with subjects and predicates in plural forms.
Gantilah kalimat-kalimat yang berikut ini dengan memakai subjek/ pokok kalimat dan predikat/ kata kerjanya dalam bentuk jamak.
e.g:
– A child likes dogs.
– Children like doss.
- A ball is round.
- An aeroplane moves fast.
- A student works hard
- A travel book is interesting.
- A school has many classes.
g. Complete the following sentences with a or an.(Lengkapilah kalimat-kalimat berikut ini dengan a atau an.)
- It is ………… long trip, but it is ………… easy trip
- He is ………… unnusual man.
- His car is ………… used car
- It is ………… hour till lunch
- This is ………… excepation to the rule
- There are ………… usher and ………… usherette at the wedding reception.
Catatan:
Jangan gunakan a singular countable noun (e.g.: car), tanpa: an article (a/an/the) atau tanpa: this/that; atau tanpa: a possessive adjective (its, my, your, his, her, our, their).
e.g.:
– I drove a car. ( correct – benar)
– I drove car. (Incorrect -salah)
Originally posted 2024-05-18 00:46:19.