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Examples:  \n􀁸 He is a teacher.  \n􀁸 She doesn't own a car.  \n􀁸 I saw a bear at the zoo.  \nUSE 2  \nThe article AN is used before singular, countable nouns which begin with vowel sounds. Examples:  \n􀁸 He is an actor.  \n􀁸 She didn't get an invitation.  \n􀁸 I saw an eagle at the zoo.  \nUSE 3  \nRemember that A(AN) means \"one\" or \"a single\". You cannot use A(AN) with plural nouns. Examples:  \n􀁸 I saw a bears in Yellowstone National Park. Not Correct  \n􀁸 I saw bears in Yellowstone National Park. Correct  \nUSE 4  \nIf there is an adjective or an adverb-adjective combination before the noun, A(AN) should agree with the first sound in the adjective or the adverb-adjective combination.  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 He is an excellent teacher.  \n􀁸 I saw a really beautiful eagle at the zoo.  \nUSE 5  \nUse A before words such as \"European\" or \"university\" which sound like they start with a consonant even if the first letter is a vowel. Also use A before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a consonant, such as \"U\", \"J\", \"1\" or \"9\" . Remember, it is the sound not the spelling which is important. For example, \"1\" is spelled O-N-E; however, it is pronounced \"won\" like it starts with a \"W\".  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 She has a euro. Sounds like \"yu-ro\".  \n􀁸 That number is a \"1\". Sounds like \"won\".  \nUSE 6  \nUse AN before words such as \"hour\" which sound like they start with a vowel even if the first letter is a consonant. Also use AN before letters and numbers which sound like they begin with a vowel, such as \"F\" or \"8\" . Remember, it is the sound not the spelling which is important. For example, \"F\" is pronounced \"eff\" like it starts with an \"E\".  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 I only have an hour for lunch. Sounds like \"au-er\".  \n􀁸 Does his name begin with an \"F\"? Sounds like \"eff\".  \nUSE 7  \nSome words such as \"herb\" or \"hospital\" are more complicated because they are pronounced differently in different English accents. In most American accents, the \"h\" in\"herb\" is silent, so Americans usually say \"an herb\" . In many British accents, the \"h\" in \"herb\"is pronounced, so many British say \"a herb\". In some British accents, the \"h\" in hospital is silent, so some British will say \"an hospital\" instead of \"a hospital\".  \nUSE 8  \nIn English, some nouns are considered uncountable such as: information, air, advice, salt and fun. We do not use A(AN) with these uncountable nouns.  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 She gives a good advice. Not Correct  \n􀁸 She gives good advice. Correct  \nUSE 9  \nA and AN are called indefinite articles. \"Indefinite\" means \"not specific\". Use A(AN) when you are talking about a thing in general, NOT a specific thing.  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 I need a phone. Not a specific phone, any phone  \n􀁸 Mark wants a bicycle. Not a particular bicycle, a bicycle in general  \n􀁸 Do you have a driver's license? In general  \nUse A(AN) when talking about a thing which is new, unknown, or introduced to a listener for the first time. Also use A(AN) when you are asking about the existence of something.  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 I have a car. The car is being introduced for the first time.  \n􀁸 Tom is a teacher. This is new information to the listener.  \n􀁸 Is there a dictionary in your backpack? Asking about the existence of the dictionary Similarly, use A(AN) to introduce what type of thing we are talking about.  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 That is an excellent book. Describing the kind of book  \n􀁸 Do you live in a big house? Asking about the kind of house  \n􀁸 I ate a thick, juicy steak. Describing the kind of steak  \nREMEMBER: You cannot use A(AN) with plural nouns because A(AN) means \"one\" or \"asingle\".  \nExamples:  \n􀁸 I saw a bears in Yellowstone National Park. Not Correct  \n􀁸 I saw bears in Yellowstone National Park. Correct  \nUSE 10  \nTHE is called a definite article. \"Definite\" means \"specific\" . 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