Rules and applications of indefinite articles a / an
by Cristina Ramírez
1. She is a friend of mine
2. Carla is very good (Not... Carla is a very good)
3. My grand parents are teachers. (not...a teachers).
4. That is an pig
5. We do not use a / an with this single adjective without a noun. For example:
6. Lee is a chinese name
7. A kid phoned this morning
8. Bessy lives in a nice big house
9. An article used for names and nouns that begin with a vowel.
10. The article is used for names and nouns that begin with consonants.
11. As you can tell indefinite articles a and n mean the same , they are only used for different names or nouns.
12. My uncle is an engineer
13. 1. For Class Members:
14. We use a / an with a name or noun to talk about a member of a class. For example:
15. They are used to refer to something someone in singular
16. The English indefinite articles are a and an, which are translated into Spanish as: un y una.
17. Video
18. 2. To describe. We use a / an when we describe people or things. For example:
19. She is a doctor
20. 3. NOT USED A / AN. We do not use a / an with names or nouns that are written in plural or are countless, because a / an means "one". For example:
21. Would you like some bread? (not...a bread)
22. Emely is a very good architect
23. We do not use a / next to another determinant , such as me and you. For example :