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Determiners

By
Vety Isma Ulfa
Grammar
There Are There Is Much

A Little

Many A Lot Of A Few

In

Some Any
In Front Of

Under
At On Above
 There Are/There Is

a book Two or
Only one Two books
more
thing
things

a woman
Is THERE Are Seven
women

a car a chair Four cars

Ten chairs
 THERE IS

There is artinya “ada”

Kata benda (single) atau jumlahnya satu. Kata benda tunggal diikuti
artikel a atau an
Example :
1. There is a glass on the table
2. There is a dress for your party on the bed
3. There is an apple in refrigerator
4. There is an owl on the tree
 Example

(+) There is a beautiful girl there

( - ) There is not a beautiful girl there
( ? ) Is there a beautiful girl there?
 THERE ARE

There are artinya “ada”

Kata benda jamak (plural) atau jumlahnya lebih dari satu. Kata benda
berjumlah banyak umumnya ditandai dengan akhiran s atau es di akhir
kata.
Example :
1. Book books
2. Student students
3. Box boxes
4. Watch watches
Namun bahwa ada kata benda yang tidak beraturan dan
tidak mesti semua kata benda ditandai dengan s atau es di
akhir kata.
Eample : children, mice, dear
1. There are some children in our classroom
2. There are two mice in the kitchen
Example

( + ) There are four cats in the bedroom

( - ) There are not four cats in the bedroom
( ? ) Are there four cats in the bedroom?
Exercise
Positive sentence
1. Ada 1 pencil di dalam kotak pensil
2. Ada 1 topi biru
3. Ada 1 jeruk di dalam kulkas
4. Ada bola di dalam kotak
5. Ada 1 apel merah
6. Ada tiga buku di atas meja
7. Ada 10 buku di dalam tas
8. Ada 30 murid di dalam kelas 8B
9. Ada 6 anjing di kandang
10. Ada 4 meja di samping kursi
Countable Noun

Uncountable Noun
MUCH

Much is followed by uncountable

nouns in interrogative and negative
sentences.
Example :
- We don’t have much time
- Is there much sugar in the jar?
 MANY
Many is followed by plural countable
nouns.
Example :
- Are there many cats in the house?
- Vina has many dolls in the bedroom
 A LOT OF
A Lot of is followed by countable and
uncountable nouns, usually in positive
sentences.
Example :
- There are a lot of oranges in the
refrigerator
- He has a lot of books on the table
To ask about quantity, we use :
a. How much + uncountable noun
Example :
How much salt in the jar?

b. How many + plural countable noun

Example :
How many books are there in the bag?
 EXERCISE
1. Did you buy….food?
2. There aren’t….books on the table
3. We have not get…..salt
4. Are there students…..in the class?
5. Dinda has not get…..money
6. Hasim has…..black hair
7. There are…..chairs in the living room
8. In the refrigerator, there are…..bread
9. There are….shops near the school
10. There are….expensive new flats next to the river
Rules of the game
• Make consist of 6 groups
• Choose one of your friends to become the group leader.
• Take one a lottery number in front.
• Please see the picture and then make sentences from the material.
• Please all the groups stand up in front and then explain the picture.
Some is “beberapa”
Some can be followed by plural uncountable nouns and plural
countable nouns in positive sentences.
Don’t forget use Some for countable nouns. In noun, must be plural.

Example :
• I have some friends.
• We bought some coffee.
• There are some grapes on the table.
• My brothers buy some chairs.
NOTE :
some tidak boleh dipakai dalam kalimat berbentuk negatif,
ataupun pada kalimat tanya.
Namun untuk menawarkan sesuatu (offer) dan juga
permintaan (request), kita perlu memakai kata some
dalam kalimat tanya.

Example :
• Would you like some oranges? (offer)
• Can I have some tea? (request)
• Would you like some milk?
• Can I borrow some money?
Any is “beberapa”
Any can be followed by plural uncountable nouns in negative
and interrogative sentences.
Don’t forget use Any for countable nouns. In noun, must be
plural.

Example :
- I don't have any Math books.
- Do they need any knives?
• There isn't any bread left
• Do you have any money?
• Is there any sugar?
A few is “sedikit”.
A few followed by plural countable
nouns
Example :
- There are a few spoons on the table
- I have a few polkadot skirts
- Sinta has a few red shoes
A Little is “sedikit”
A little followed by uncountable nouns
Example :
- Anggun like a little sugar in her tea
- I look a little star on the sky
Some, any (positive , negative, interrogative)
1. Saya memiliki beberapa bantal di kamar
2. Tetangga saya memiliki beberapa anjing di kendang
3. Ada beberapa bintang di langit
4. Teman saya dan saya tidak memiliki beberapa tas di kamar
5. Andini memiliki beberapa boneka di atas lemari
6. Apakah Ada beberapa tv di ruang tamu?
7. Michele dan lady memiliki beberapa pulpen berwarna biru
8. Ada beberapa jam dinding di dalam kelas
9. Indra tidak memiliki beberapa penggaris di dalam kotak pensil
10. Apakah Yani memiliki beberapa laptop di dalam tas?
A few
1. Aku memiliki sedikit buku( I have a few books)
2. Dia (p) hanya memiliki sedikit gaun biru(she has a few blue dresses)
3. Gung ratih memiliki sedikit mobil dirumahnya(Gung ratih has a few
cars in her house)
4. Kharisma memiliki sedikit permen(Kharisma has a few candles)
5. Ibu saya memiliki sedikit sepatu berwarna merah(My mother has a
few red shoes)
A little
1. Jon dan maria suka sedikit garam di masakannya(Jon and Maria like
a little salt in their food)
2. Sukandana hanya memiliki sedikit uang membeli mobilnya
(sukandana has got little money to buy a new car)
3. Disana hanya ada sedikit minyak(there is a little of oil)
4. Aku hanya memiliki sedikit jus mangga di dalam botol (I have a little
mango juice in the bottle)
5. Ayah saya memiliki sedikit gula di kopinya( my father has a little
sugar in the coffee)
We use in to talk about position inside a larger place or space
Example : the ball in the box
 We use at to talk about a place considered as a point not a space
Example : There are students waiting at the bus
 We use for a specific place
Example : Rita was at her aunt’s house
 We use an address
Example : She arrived at 20, Kamboja street
We use on to talk about position stop a surface or a place we think of
as a line or flat.
Examples :
The apples on the table
Don’t sit on the grass
We use under to talk about a lower position and usually covered by
another.
Examples :
There are shoes under the chair
The pillow is under the blankets
We use below to talk about a lower position than another with no
direct contact
Example :
The sofa is below the paintings
We use above to talk about a position higher than another
Example :
The airplanes above the sky
 IN FRONT OF
We use in front of to talk about a position further forward then
something/somebody but not very far away
Example :
The students in front of the class
Exercise
1. Students play football …. The hall of school
2. He will go to Bedugul … Sunday
3. My father has worked …. Jakarta since two weeks ago
4. Vety was born …. 16 of June 1996
5. The calender …. the bag (didalam)
6. The competition start … 7 o’clock
7. Penggaris itu berada di bawah meja