Article The ( the definite Article)

The ( the definite Article)

A.     Form

The is same for singular and plural and for all genders

Example:

The boy

The boys

The day

The days

B.     Use

The definite article is used:

1.      jika sebuah objek tersebut unik atau satu- satunya

Example:

The earth

The sea

The sky

The equator

2.      menyatakan sebuah object yang kita kenal atau atau suatu pengetahuan umum.

Example:

The boy in the corner is my friend < jadi saya kenal laki- laki tersebut>

The earth is round < hanya ada satu earth atau bumi dan sudah menjadi pengetahuan umum jika bumi berputar>

3.      mengikuti non_ count nouns, jika the mengikuti non-count nouns dan dalam pembicaraan yang spesifik.

Example:

The sugar on the table is from Indonesia

< Spesifik – The sugar that is on the table>

The tidak bisa di gunhakan atau mengikuti noun- count nouns jika dalam konteks general.

Example:

Sugar is sweet

< General ----  All sugar>

4.      Umumnya kata- kata seperti breakfast, lunch, dinner, school, church, home, college, dan kerja tidak menggunakan tambahan Artikel apapun kecuali ada arti lebih specific.

            Example:

            We ate breakfast at eight o’clock this morning

            We went to school yesterday

Use THE with:

·        Oceans, rivers, gulfs, plural lakes

Example:

The Red Sea, The Atlantic Ocean, The Persian Gulf, The Greats Lakes

·        Mountains

Example:

The Rocky Mountains, The Andes

·        Earth, Moon

The Earth, The Moon

·        Schools, Colleges, Universities when the phrase begins with school, etc

Example:

The University of Florida, The college of Arts and Sciences

·        Ordinal numbers before nouns

Example:

The first world war, The third chapter

·        Certain Countries of Groups of

Example:

The United States, The United Kingdom, The Central African Republic

                        Don’t Use THE with:

·        Singular Lakes

Example:

Lake Geneva, Lake Eric

·        Mounts

Example:

Mount McKinley

·        Schools, colleges, University when the phrase begin with the proper noun

Example:

Kasatrian College, Stetson University

·        Cardinal numbers after noun

Example:

World war one, chapter three

·        Countries preceded by New or an adjective such as a Directions

Example:

New Zealand, North Korea, 

·        Continents

Example:

 Europe, Africa, South America

·        States

Example:

Florida, California, Ohio

·        Sports

Example:

Baseball, Basketball

·        Holidays

Example:

Christmas, Thanksgiving.