The Indefinite article "A" has two sounds or forms:
1) " A " for consonant sound: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, y, z
2) " AN " for vowel sound: a, e, i, o, u
1) THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE "A"
1) THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE "A"
The indefinite article "A", it's used for some nouns in singular form. Let's see some rules and exceptions.
- "A" for the singular form with consonants (un, una, uno)
Examples:
a cell phone
a table
a window
a wall
a chair
Examples:
a cell phonea table
a window
a wall
a chair
- "AN" for the singular form with vowels (un, una, uno)
The indefinite article "AN", it's used for some nouns in singular form. Let's see some rules and exceptions.
Examples:
an office
an article
an element
an insect
an umbrella
Now Let's see some rules:
- "A" for the "UN" sound (yu)
Examples:
a universal studio a uniquea unit
a uniform
a unite
- "A" for the "H" sound ( j )
Examples:
a hat
a hole
a harmonica
a hand
a house
- "AN" for the "H" silent sound
Examples:
an honor an heir an hour an honest man
an article
an element
an insect
an umbrella
Now Let's see some rules:
- "A" for the "UN" sound (yu)
a universal studio
a unique
a unit
a uniform
a unite
- "A" for the "H" sound ( j )
Examples:
a hat
a hole
a harmonica
a hand
a house
- "AN" for the "H" silent sound
an honor
an heir
an hour
an honest man
Note:
a) The indefinite article "a, an" has no plural form.
I can't write and say like this.
Examples:
an cars a buses an chairs an umbrellas a boys
Note:
a) The indefinite article "a, an" has no plural form.
I can't write and say like this.
Examples:
b) The indefinite article "a, an" can't be used with adjectives. I can't write and say like this.
Examples:
a tall / an tall an interesting / a interesting an excellent / a excellent an fabulous / a fabulous
b) The indefinite article "a, an" can't be used with adjectives.
I can't write and say like this.
Examples:
Other uses of the indefinite article:
1) We use the indefinite article when we talk about professions.
Other uses of the indefinite article:
1) We use the indefinite article when we talk about professions.
Examples:
A nurse
An architectA lawyerAn electrician
2) We use the article when we have an adjective/noun compound.
2) We use the article when we have an adjective/noun compound.
Examples:
An excellent architect
A crazy fireman
An interesting class
A tall man
3) We use "some" instead of the article (a/an) when we have an uncountable noun and the plural form.
Examples:
An excellent architect
A crazy fireman
An interesting class
A tall man
A crazy fireman
An interesting class
A tall man
3) We use "some" instead of the article (a/an) when we have an uncountable noun and the plural form.
Examples:
some chicken and (not a chicken)
some cars are blue and (not a cars are blue)
some people are dancing and (not a people are dancing)
I need some water and (not I need a water)
Remember:
We can not use articles with uncountables nouns and for the plural form, they have other way to work.
Remember:
We can not use articles with uncountables nouns and for the plural form, they have other way to work.
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