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1 A
An article is used before a noun to show whether it refers to something
specific or not. It is used to modify or describe a noun like adjectives.
Look, I have a
new uniform.
I have the
magic box.
I have an
inkpot, too.
I can show
you magic.a
‘A’ and ‘An’ are called Indefinite Articles , because they do not point out any definite or
particular person or thing.
They are always used with countable nouns in singular number.
Uses of A
G It is used before a word beginning with a consonant.
Read the following examples:
a book, a wall, a room, a pen, a pencil, a car, etc.
G It is used before vowels that have a sound of ‘yoo’.
Read the following examples:
a useful book, a university, a European, a union, etc.
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