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2.  Indefinite Articles

                                                                     “A” and “an” are articles that denote more
                                                                     common nouns. The characteristics of nouns
                                                                     that can be shown with indefinite articles are
                                                                     nouns that are not specific or uncertain. Well,
                                                                     the article "an" is used for nouns that start with
                                                                     a vowel (a,i,u,e,o).


                                                                     Example: An hour , An ant , An egg

                                                                     Meanwhile, for nouns that begin with a
                                                                     consonant or consonant use the article "a"

                                                                     Example: A cat , A bottle of lotion , A cup








                          A preposition is a word used to connect a noun with another noun in a
                           sentence. For example in the sentence "I put my pen on the table". In

                              this sentence, the preposition on is used to show the relationship
                          between the nouns my pen and the table. The relationship is a relation

                           of location, the use of the word on indicates that my pencil lies on the
                                                            table.











                          Prepositions  of  place  are  words  used
                          to  express  information  about  the
                          location  or  location  of  an  object.


                          According to the English book entitled
                          Collins   Cobuild     English    Guides,
                          Prepositions     (1991),    prepositions

                          consist of 100 words.











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