PASS ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS WITHOUT SWEAT.

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ARTICLES:

6.6.1 INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A, AN:

(1) A” is used before words beginning with consonant sound:

A boy, a table, etc.

(2) It is used with vowel letters having the sound of a consonant:

A university, A  European.

(3) An” is used before words beginning with vowel sounds:

An apple, an umbrella, etc.

(4) It is also used before words beginning with consonant letter having the sound of a vowel:

An M.L.A (‘M’ has the sound of ‘em’), an X-ray.

(5) An” is also used before words beginning with silent ‘h’:

An honest man, an hour.