jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2015

How to use "A" an "An" ?


  1. The articles and an is used in certain expressions of quantity with singular countable noun.
  2. Use A  before all words that begin with consonant sounds:
  • Examples: A door, a pen, a dog, a house, a bus.
     * Some words may be spelled with vowels but be pronounced with consonant sounds:
  • Use A when u makes the same sound as the letter y in the word you: a union, a unicorn.
  • Use A when o makes the same sound as the letter w in the word won: a one-legged man.
  • Do not use A when the h is silent.
     3. Use An  before all words that begin with vowel sounds:
  • Examples: An indian, an apple, an eagle, an egg.
  • Use An before a silent h: an hour.
  • Use An before word that are spelled with consonants but pronounced with vowel sounds: an MBA.


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