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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Usage of article

where to use a, an ,the in sentences?
  

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These should cover 99% of the uses: a & an : before noun phrases containing an unspecified or newly-mentioned noun; use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound and use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound. the : before noun phrases containing a specific or previously-mentioned noun.

  • These should cover 99% of the uses: a & an : before noun phrases containing an unspecified or newly-mentioned noun; use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound and use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound.
  • the : before noun phrases containing a specific or previously-mentioned noun.
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These should cover 99% of the uses:

a & an: before noun phrases containing an unspecified or newly-mentioned noun; use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound and use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound.

the: before noun phrases containing a specific or previously-mentioned noun.

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