ARTICLES

There are two articles in English: a (an) and The

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AN

The article A (AN) is used in front of a singular noun. It is similar to the number one.

is used in front of a noun that begins with a consonant.

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A book

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A dog

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A child

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A taxi

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A room

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A girl

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A restaurant

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A shirt

AN

is used in front of a noun that begins with a vowel.

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An elephant

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An aunt

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An arm

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An ear

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An oil

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An umbrella

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An uncle

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The letter U sometimes doesn't have a vowel sound. For that reason the article A is used.

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A unit

A universe

A university

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An honor

An hour

For example

An is used when H is silent

THE

The article is used when both, the speaker and the listener have a specific thing or person in mind.

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The article THE

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The car is beautiful

Tom has a new car

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The peachplease!

I have an apple and a peach,which do you choose?

Ingles Nivel IExperto temático: Esp. Amilkar Alsina

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