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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

A and an

Hello everyone,

Are the indefinite articles "a" and "an" optional in the following sentences?

1. He has (a) good experience.

2. He has (an) experience.

Regards,

JA

  

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"Optional" is not the right word here. The sentences are correct with and without the articles, but the meanings of the sentences change. He has experience.

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  • "Optional" is not the right word here.
  • The sentences are correct with and without the articles, but the meanings of the sentences change.
  • He has experience.
  • ) He has an experience.
  • (He underwent some event.
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"Optional" is not the right word here. The sentences are correct with and without the articles, but the meanings of the sentences change.

He has experience. (He has had a lot of practice in this area.)

He has an experience. (He underwent some event. He lived through an occurrence of some kind.)

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