A and An
A dan an hanya bisa mengawali kata benda yang dapat dihitung dan menunjukkan jumlah hanya satu (singular countable noun). A dan an biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan hal secara umum.
A digunakan untuk kata yang berawalan bunyi konsonan
An digunakan untuk kata yang berwalan bunyi vokal (a,o,e,u,i)
The digunakan menunjukkan sesuatu yang sudah tentu atau sesuatu yang sudah dipahami oleh pembicara dan lawan bicara. The juga digunakan untuk mengawali suatu benda yang sama yang pernah disebutkan sebelummnya.
Example:
I saw a boy in the street
The boy in the corner is my friend
Untuk memahami lebih dalam, akan disajikan contoh-contoh soal dan pembahasan/kunci jawabannya. (Kunci jawaban berada paling bawah)
1. Santi went to _______ theater with some friends to see Shakespeare's Hamlet
a. the
b. an
c. a
d. ---
2. Everyone who works in this department uses ______ computer
a. an
b. the
c. ---
d. a
3. Can you repair ______ computer at Bayu's office? It's not working
a. the
b. a
c. ---
d. an
4. Be careful. Radiation from ______ sun can cause skin cancer
a. The
b. an
c. a
d. ----
5. Excuse me is there ______ bank near here?
a. a
b. ----
c. the
d. an
6. Please don't stand in front of me. I can't see _____ television.
a. ---
b. an
c. a
d. the
7. Hernita had eggs and bacon for ______ breakfast so she wasn't very hungry at lunch time.
a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an
8. When Danny was promoted at work he moved to a bigger office at ______ end of the corridor.
a. an
b. a
c. ---
d. the
9. The train to Bandung will depart from _____ platform 7 in ten minutes. Will passengers please board the train now.
a. a
b. ---
c. the
d. an
10. Nelly like listen to ______ radio while she is getting dressed.
a. The
b. An
c. A
d. ----
11. Linda gave me _______ book for my birthday.
a. an
b. ---
c. a
d. the
12. I read _____ book Linda gave me while I was on holiday.
a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an
13. Sonia lives in _____ big house in the country.
a. the
b. an
c. a
d.---
14. Donny's house is over there. It's _______ big one with lots of plants in the front garden.
a. an
b. the
c. ----
d. a
15. Can you tell me where ______ nearest Post Office is, please?
a. ---
b. an
c. the
d. a
Kunci jawaban dan pembahasan singkat:
1. a. the
2. d. a
3. a. the. (it is clear in the situation)
Jawaban the dipilih karena situasinya sudah jelas, "komputer Bayu yg ada di kantor)
The computer in Bayu's office
4. a. the
5. a. a
6. d. the
7. c. ---
dalam kalimat seperti no 7 for breakfast langsung saja tanpa pemakaian kata sandang a, an, atau the
(have something for breakfast bukan have something for a breakfast)
8. d. the
9. b. ---
10. a. The
Gunakan the untuk listen to the radio, tapi untuk menonton tv cukup dengan watch tv bukan watch the tv
11. c. a
12. b. the
13. d. a
14. c. the
15. c. the (superlative)
A dan an hanya bisa mengawali kata benda yang dapat dihitung dan menunjukkan jumlah hanya satu (singular countable noun). A dan an biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan hal secara umum.
A digunakan untuk kata yang berawalan bunyi konsonan
An digunakan untuk kata yang berwalan bunyi vokal (a,o,e,u,i)
The digunakan menunjukkan sesuatu yang sudah tentu atau sesuatu yang sudah dipahami oleh pembicara dan lawan bicara. The juga digunakan untuk mengawali suatu benda yang sama yang pernah disebutkan sebelummnya.
Example:
I saw a boy in the street
The boy in the corner is my friend
Untuk memahami lebih dalam, akan disajikan contoh-contoh soal dan pembahasan/kunci jawabannya. (Kunci jawaban berada paling bawah)
1. Santi went to _______ theater with some friends to see Shakespeare's Hamlet
a. the
b. an
c. a
d. ---
2. Everyone who works in this department uses ______ computer
a. an
b. the
c. ---
d. a
3. Can you repair ______ computer at Bayu's office? It's not working
a. the
b. a
c. ---
d. an
4. Be careful. Radiation from ______ sun can cause skin cancer
a. The
b. an
c. a
d. ----
5. Excuse me is there ______ bank near here?
a. a
b. ----
c. the
d. an
6. Please don't stand in front of me. I can't see _____ television.
a. ---
b. an
c. a
d. the
7. Hernita had eggs and bacon for ______ breakfast so she wasn't very hungry at lunch time.
a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an
8. When Danny was promoted at work he moved to a bigger office at ______ end of the corridor.
a. an
b. a
c. ---
d. the
9. The train to Bandung will depart from _____ platform 7 in ten minutes. Will passengers please board the train now.
a. a
b. ---
c. the
d. an
10. Nelly like listen to ______ radio while she is getting dressed.
a. The
b. An
c. A
d. ----
11. Linda gave me _______ book for my birthday.
a. an
b. ---
c. a
d. the
12. I read _____ book Linda gave me while I was on holiday.
a. a
b. the
c. ---
d. an
13. Sonia lives in _____ big house in the country.
a. the
b. an
c. a
d.---
14. Donny's house is over there. It's _______ big one with lots of plants in the front garden.
a. an
b. the
c. ----
d. a
15. Can you tell me where ______ nearest Post Office is, please?
a. ---
b. an
c. the
d. a
Kunci jawaban dan pembahasan singkat:
1. a. the
2. d. a
3. a. the. (it is clear in the situation)
Jawaban the dipilih karena situasinya sudah jelas, "komputer Bayu yg ada di kantor)
The computer in Bayu's office
4. a. the
5. a. a
6. d. the
7. c. ---
dalam kalimat seperti no 7 for breakfast langsung saja tanpa pemakaian kata sandang a, an, atau the
(have something for breakfast bukan have something for a breakfast)
8. d. the
9. b. ---
10. a. The
Gunakan the untuk listen to the radio, tapi untuk menonton tv cukup dengan watch tv bukan watch the tv
11. c. a
12. b. the
13. d. a
14. c. the
15. c. the (superlative)
