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‘An’ is used with singular nouns beginning with vowels or vowel sounds.
an alligator an eraser an hour
an egg an accident an engineer
Fill in the blanks with a or an.
1. I saw __________ old woman and _____ dog in the park.
2. Paula is __________ teacher.
3. Paris is _________interesting country.
4. The bus stopped at ______ petrol pump.
5. What ________ nice girl Ritu is!
6. This is ________ excellent movie.
7. The teacher taught us ______ easy chapter.
8. ______ horse runs very fast.
Use of ‘The’
We use ‘the’ when we talk about a particular person, place, animal or thing.
For example,
1. Give me a pen.
2. Give me the pen which is in your pocket.
In first sentence, pen is general, so ‘a’ is used.
In second sentence, particular pen was mentioned, so ‘the’ is used.
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