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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Rules of Articles a,an,the

Hi Teachers

Any body can explain the use of a,an,the artcles beacuse I always gets confused of their use.

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There are many rules, Arun-- it is a broad topic. Between a and an , however, their use depends on the initial sound of the following word: vowel sounds take ' an ' and consonant sounds take ' a ': an apple a peach an umbrella a ukulele an herb (AmE) a herb (BrE)

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  • There are many rules, Arun-- it is a broad topic.
  • Between a and an , however, their use depends on the initial sound of the following word: vowel sounds take ' an ' and consonant sounds take ' a ': an apple a peach an umbrella a ukulele an herb (AmE) a herb (BrE)
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There are many rules, Arun-- it is a broad topic. Between a and an, however, their use depends on the initial sound of the following word: vowel sounds take 'an' and consonant sounds take 'a':

an apple
a peach
an umbrella
a ukulele
an herb (AmE)
a herb (BrE)
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