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Difference Between A and An
Indefinite Articles “A” and “An” There are two types of articles – definite (the) and indefinite (a and an). The definite article refers to some specific object or some specific person. An indefinite article refers to a non-specific object or person. Both articles must be followed by a noun or an adjective and a noun. While “the” can be used for singular or plural nouns, “a” and “an” are used only for singular nouns. For example:-
Whether you use “a” or “an” depends on the noun it qualifies. Does the noun start with a vowel or a consonant? You use one or the other, depending on the first letter of the word following the article, for pronunciation reasons. The use of “an” while talking facilitates smoothness and clarity of speech. The vowels are “a,e,i,o,u” and if a noun or an adjective starts with any of these letters, you say “an” before it. Examples:-
An exception to this rule is when “u” is pronounced as “eu”, such as:-
Another exception is the letter “h” when the “h” is silent. For example:-
“A” is used in front of all consonants and sometimes the vowel “u” as already explained above. Examples are given below.
“A” and “An” can be used to describe a job or a religion.
It is bad English to drop “a” or “an” before a singular noun, or an adjective and a singular noun. You cannot say “I am man” or “I am woman” or “he is teacher”. The correct way is to add “a” before the words man, woman and teacher
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