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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

convenient/convenience store

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She has a part-time job in an convenient store.
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Is "convenient store" a typo?
  

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She has a part-time job in a (not an) convenience (not convenient) store. The noun-phrase is not convenient store. " In addition, we traditionally use "AN" when the next word begins with a vowel sound, and we use "A" when the next word begins with a consonant sound.

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  • She has a part-time job in a (not an) convenience (not convenient) store.
  • The noun-phrase is not convenient store.
  • " In addition, we traditionally use "AN" when the next word begins with a vowel sound, and we use "A" when the next word begins with a consonant sound.
  • an apple an elephant an igloo an owl an umbrella a banana a cat a dog a flea a goose etc.
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She has a part-time job in a (not an) convenience (not convenient) store.

The noun-phrase is not convenient store. It's "convenience store."

In addition, we traditionally use "AN" when the next word begins with a vowel sound, and we use "A" when the next word begins with a consonant sound.

an apple
an elephant
an igloo
an owl
an umbrella

a banan
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