Nama : Grace Nababan
Npm : 13210033
Kelas : 4 EA-07
Article (a/an, the) There
is / There are
A is used with a
singular count noun when s/he is making generatation indefinite article
Indefinite article used
when :
1.
Om
front of countable noun
2.
In
front of countable noun as predicat
complement
ex
= she is a nurse
‘a’ is used when the
noun started with consonant
example = this is a bed
‘an’ is used when the
noun started with vowelx
Example = this is an glasses
‘a’ and ‘an’ is not
used in front of plural nouns
ex = cats are
animals
‘The’
The is used in front of
Singular count nouns =
the cat
Plular count nouns =
the cats
Noncount nouns = the
fruit
1.
A
speaker uses the (not a or an) when
the speaker and the listener are thinking about the same specific
thing(s) or
person(s)
ex
= did you feed the cat
the
speaker and listener are thinking about specific cat. The listener knows
which cat the speaker is talking about
2.
A
speaker uses the when s/he
mentioned a noun for second time
ex
= i had a pineapple and watermelon . I gave the pineapple to marry
‘There is’ is used for
showing 1 noun
ex = there is a she
inside the bathroom
there
is a motorcycle
in the road
‘There are’ is used for
showing more than one – nouns
ex = there are 5 watermelons
in the fridge
there
are a lot of students in the field
