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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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use of a and an

I need to know when can i use a/an before any word, is there any thumb rule, I need to make my son who is in KG to make him understand
  

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'A' and 'an' come before singular countable nouns if they are not specific and not previously mentioned. 'A' comes before words that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' comes before words that begin with a vowel sound. uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1521_gramchallenge27 /

  • 'A' and 'an' come before singular countable nouns if they are not specific and not previously mentioned.
  • 'A' comes before words that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' comes before words that begin with a vowel sound.
  • uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1521_gramchallenge27 /
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'A' and 'an' come before singular countable nouns if they are not specific and not previously mentioned. 'A' comes before words that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' comes before words that begin with a vowel sound.

Start by reading about the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' here:

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