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    Grammar: Using A and An or Ø

    A and an are called indefinite articles. We use articles with nouns.

    There are two types of nouns in English: count and non-count. Count nouns can be counted.
    They have a singular form (phone, person) and a plural form (phones, people). Non-count nouns
    are not countable. They have only one form (money, information).

    A singular count noun cannot stand alone. We use an article or another word before it, such as
    this, that, or a possessive adjective (my, your, his, etc.). Use:

    • a or an before a singular count noun when its meaning is general (not specific)
    We want to buy a house in the future.
    • a before a singular count noun that begins with a consonant sound
    a break / a dream / a horse / a uniform
    • an before a singular count noun that begins with a vowel sound
    an animal / an engineer / an honor / an uncle

    When there is an adjective before a singular count noun, use the beginning sound of the
    adjective, not the noun, to choose a or an.
    ✓ Our friends attend an excellent school.
    ✗ Our friends attend a excellent school.
    We do not use a or an before plural count nouns or non-count nouns.
    ✓ Computers are part of everyone’s life. (Ø article)
    ✓ A computers are part of everyone's life.

    For more information on using a or an and a list of common non-count nouns, see the Writer’s
    Handbook.

    ACTIVITY 14 | Choosing a, an, or Ø


    Write each noun or noun phrase in the correct column.

    accidents extra pencil information solution


    computers happy memory money umbrella
    daily activity hour object university

    A An Ø

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