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A,AN OR THE
a and an
We use
before words
which begin with
consonants
(b,c,d,f..)
a doctor
a big car
a girl
We also use
before
when it sounds like the
word you
u = university
a university
an
We use
before words
which begin with vowels
(a,e,i,o,u)
an apple
an ant
an orange
an
We also use
before
words that begin with a
silent
h = hour
an hour
Silent
h = house
a house
hard
a/an
and
the
Marry : I bought a CD
player and a TV yesterday.
Joe : Was the CD player
expensive?
a/an
We usually use
with a noun to talk about a
person or thing for the
first time
CD player
the
CD player = the
one that Mary bought