The indefinite articles A/AN and the definite article THE
The indefinite article
* The indefinite article A/AN is used before singular countables nouns.
We use A before nouns beginning with a consonant sound and AN
before nouns beginning with a vowel...
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The indefinite articles A/AN and the definite article THE
The indefinite article
* The indefinite article A/AN is used before singular countables nouns.
We use A before nouns beginning with a consonant sound and AN
before nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
a dog an umbrella
* We use A/AN to say what somebody/something is or what someone s
job is .
My brother is a doctor.
A dictionary is a book.
* We don t use A/AN with uncountable nouns.
We use some instead.
some sugar some milk
* We don t use A/AN before an adjective when there s no noun after
it.
But when there s a noun after it, we use A/AN according to the first
sound of the adjective.
I ve got a flat in the center of the city.
It s big.
It s also comfortable.
The definite article
* The definite article THE is used when it is clear which thing or person
we are talking about, for example when the noun is mentioned for a
second time or is already known.
I can see a cat.
The cat is white.
* We use THE with nouns which
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