This document discusses the use of articles (a/an) and quantifiers (some/many/few/a lot of/much/little) with countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of when to use a/an with singular countable nouns and some with plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns. It also discusses using quantifiers like a lot of, much, a little, and little with uncountable nouns. The document is intended to help teach the differences between countable and uncountable nouns in English.

2. He has a camera.

3. This is a spoon.

4. It is a bucket.

5. This is a cake.

6. She is waiting for a taxi.

7. It’s a beautiful day.

8. Michael works in a bank.
Can I ask a question?
I will borrow a book from the library.
Do you want an apple or a banana?
I am going to buy a hat and an umbrella.
OSIS is an organization.

9. a dan an
ð a dan an sama-sama bermakna satu/sebuah.
There is a teacher in the office.
I have a Smartphone in my pocket.
ð an digunakan di depan kata benda yang diucapkan vokal (a/i/u/e/o).
I watched an interesting movie last night.
I want to buy an eraser.
It takes an hour to go to Situbondo from here. (huruf h tidak dilafalkan)
Tapi
a university (dilafalkan /yuniversiti/)
a European (dilafalkan /yuropian/)

10. a dan an
ð a dan an juga digunakan untuk menjelaskan sebuah sesuatu.
The sun is a star.
Besuki is a town in Situbondo.
Mrs. Pipit is a beautiful teacher.
A mouse is an animal.
ð a dan an digunakan juga untuk menyebutkan suatu pekerjaan.
Mr. Wilson is an engineer.
I want to be a teacher.
Einstein is a famous scientist.

11. Let’s Practice

12. a / an dan some
ð Kita gunakan a/an di depan kata benda berbentuk tunggal (SINGULAR).
I have a pencil.
There is a child in the school yard.
ð Kita gunakan some di depan kata benda berbentuk jamak (PLURAL).
I have some pencils.
There are some children in the school yard.
ð Kita juga gunakan some di depan kata benda yang tak bisa dihitung
(UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS).
I want to buy some milk.

13. a / an dan some
ð Kita juga gunakan some di depan kata benda yang tak bisa dihitung
(UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS).
I want to buy some milk.
I need some coffee.
ð Kita bisa gunakan beberapa kata berikut di depan kata benda tak bisa dihitung.
a bottle of milk a cup of tea a piece of paper
a bowl of rice a bar of chocolate a bunch of flower
I want to buy a bottle of milk.
I need a cup of coffee.

14. Let’s Practice

15. Kata Benda
(NOUNS)
KB bisa dihitung
(COUNTABLE)
KB tak bisa dihitung
(UNCOUNTABLE)

16. KB bisa dihitung
(COUNTABLE)
Tunggal
(SINGULAR)
a
an
Jamak
(PLURAL)
a lot of
many
some
a few
few

17. KB tak bisa dihitung
(UNCOUNTABLE)
a lot of
much
some
a little
little

18. Sources
Azar, B. S. and Hagen, S. A. 2006. Basic English Grammar (3rd
Edition). New York: Pearson - Longman
Murphy, R. 2000. Essential Grammar in Use (2nd Edition).
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Zaida, N. 2014. Bright – An English Course for Junior High
School Students. Jakarta: Erlangga