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Deepa Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
A and an
hello
both a and an mean one. they are used before singular count nouns. a is used before words that begin with a consonent sound. an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.can any one explain why do we use a in front of university and not an (a university , not an university) and an infront of hour and honors and not a ( an hour , not a hour )
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deepa
both a and an mean one. they are used before singular count nouns. a is used before words that begin with a consonent sound. an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.can any one explain why do we use a in front of university and not an (a university , not an university) and an infront of hour and honors and not a ( an hour , not a hour )
thank you
deepa
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Hello deepa The answer of your question is in this same part of the forum: General English grammar questions/A list of the most commonly faced problems in English/ 'An, A' and Articles, Usage, Examples.
- Hello deepa The answer of your question is in this same part of the forum: General English grammar questions/A list of the most commonly faced problems in English/ 'An, A' and Articles, Usage, Examples.
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Hello deepa
The answer of your question is in this same part of the forum:
General English grammar questions/A list of the most commonly faced problems in English/
'An, A' and Articles, Usage, Examples.
The answer of your question is in this same part of the forum:
General English grammar questions/A list of the most commonly faced problems in English/
'An, A' and Articles, Usage, Examples.
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thank you elena
i want to know what are the other confusing words..can you please tell me!
i want to know what are the other confusing words..can you please tell me!
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Hello Deepa,
Perhaps a rule would help you more than a list of words?
If the word begins with a vowel sound, then use "an".
If the word begins with a consonant sound, then use "a".
"Hour" sounds very like "our", so you say "an hour".
The N in "an" makes a smooth transition between the two words.
Try saying "a hour"
Perhaps a rule would help you more than a list of words?
If the word begins with a vowel sound, then use "an".
If the word begins with a consonant sound, then use "a".
"Hour" sounds very like "our", so you say "an hour".
The N in "an" makes a smooth transition between the two words.
Try saying "a hour"
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