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USE OF A, AN, THE
English language rules often rely on specific guidelines for using articles "a," "an," and "the." The choice between "a" and "an" typically depends on whether the following word begins with a consonant or vowel sound.
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Jean Pierre Olmedo
Aaron Leonel Delgado
Cristhian Granda
Sebastián Mejía Examples: A boy, a cat, a dog, a girl. But we do use the definite article with: the People's Republic of China the United States the Kingdom of Bhutan the United Kingdom -William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
-Paris is the capital of France.
-Iran is in Asia. We do not normally use the definite article with names: Examples: -The wolf is not really a dangerous animal.
- The kangaroo is found only in Australia. We also use the definite article:
to say something about all the things referred to by a noun: Examples : The Pope is visiting Russia.
The moon is very bright tonight.
Who is the president of France? We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring to: Examples: an hour, an honor Examples: an umpire, an unfinished project,
an unimportant detail. Before a word that begins with a silent h, an is used. When the vowel u is pronounced as
uh, it's considered a vowel. That is why it is still used with words and phrases. Examples: an apple, an idea, an air. An is normally used before a noun that begins with a vowel, such as: a, e, i. Examples: a horse, a home, a hat, etc. Examples: a university, a unit, a euro, a European Before a word that begins with an h that produces a scratchy sound, a is used. When the vowel U and the combination EU are pronounced as
you, they are considered a vowel. For example. Exceptions USE OF A, AN, THE THE a and an A: Usually used before a noun that begins with a consonant, such as: B, C, S and T.
