Article



Articles: a, an

The words a and an are special adjectives called articles.

Use a before a word that begins with a consonant sound.

Last night I read a story.

Use an before vowel sounds.

The story was about an elephant.

Use an only if the next word begins with a vowel sound.

→The elephant saw a mouse. m is vowel.

→The mouse looked up and saw an elephant. e is consonant.



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