Def-- The words a or an and the are called Articles. They come before nouns.
There are two Articles- a (or an) and the.
A or an is called the Indefinite Article, because it usually leaves indefinite the person or thing spoken of;as,
There are two Articles- a (or an) and the.
A or an is called the Indefinite Article, because it usually leaves indefinite the person or thing spoken of;as,
- A doctor, that is, any doctor.
- He saw the doctor, meaning some particular doctor.
- A book, an orange, a girl.
- The book, the books, the milk.
The choice between a and an is determined by sound. Before a word beginning with a vowel sound an is used;as,
- An ass, an enemy, an ink-stand, an orange, an umbrella, an hour, an honest man, an heir.
It will be noticed that the words hour, honest, heir begin with a vowel sound, as the initial consonant h is not pronounced.
Before a word beginning with a consonant sound a is used;as,
- A boy, a reindeer, a woman, a yard, a horse, a hole, also a university, a union, a European, a ewe, a unicorn, a useful article.
because these words (university, union, etc.) begin with a consonant sound, that of yu. Similarly we say,
- A one rupee note, such a one, a one eyed man.
because one begin with a consonant sound of w.
Some native speakers us an before words beginning with h if the first syllable is not stressed.
- An hotel (More common : a hotel)
- An historical novel (More common : a historical novel)
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