ARTICLE A/AN

1. What is article

1.1. An article is a word that follows a name, giving some basic information about that name, such as whether it is plural or singular, or whether it is a general or specific object.

2. The correct use of A / an

2.1. We use both 'a' and 'an' in the same way but when we use 'a' we use it in front of a consonant and 'an' when the next word begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). For instance:

3. Examples

3.1. We need an apple and an orange for the fruit salad.

3.1.1. There’s a cat in the garden!

3.2. I need a stamp for this letter

3.2.1. My husband drives a lorry.

3.3. Sally is an accountant. She works for a multinational company.

4. Use“a”,“and”only with singular nouns.

5. Use “an” with words that start with a vowelsound

6. Do you know want an article isin english grammar

6.1. Do you know want an article isin english grammar

7. Definition

7.1. The indefinite or indeterminate article has the form a, an, and serves to indicate an individual of any class, species or genus without particularizing it.

8. EXAMPLES

8.1. A whale

8.2. A Book

8.3. An letter

9. Explanation

9.1. According to the Oxford Dictionaries it is a determiner that introduces a noun phrase. a|an are considered indefinite articles and they are used to introduce new concepts into a discourse.