For lunch I had a sandwich and an apple. The sandwich wasn’t very nice.
There is a woman talking to a woman outside my house. The man looked English but I think
the woman was foreign.
I saw a film last night. The film was about a soldier and a beautiful woman. The soldier was
in love with the girl but the girl was in love with a teacher. So the soldier shot the teacher
and married the girl.
Kita menggunakan a/an jika pendengar tidak mengetahui hal yang mana kita maksud. Kita
menggunakan the jika jelas hal yang mana kita maksud.
Tom sat down on a chair. (kita tidak tahu kursi yang mana)
Tom sat down on the chair nearest the door. (kita tahu kursi yang mana)
Kita menggunakan the jika jelas orang atau benda yang kita maksud.
Can you turn off the light, please? (= lampu yang ada di ruangan ini)
The postman was late this morning. ( = Pak pos yang biasa kita kenal)
Kita gunakan a untuk bunyi huruf awal konsonan dan an untuk bunyi huruf awal vocal.