Colección de Fotografia: 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

The Article: A
Use the article "a" before a word beginning with a consonant.

•A clown performed at the party.
•I saw a peacock walking around loose at the zoo.

•The book was about a girl in the 1700s.

There is one exception with the article "a":

1.Use "an" with a silent "h".

•I will wait for an hour.
•He was an honorable man.

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The Article: An
Use the article "an" before a word beginning with a vowel.

•I ate an apple with my lunch.
•The jewelry was made by an East Indian woman.
•The growing boy had an enormous appetite.

There are two exceptions with the article "an":

1.When the letter "u" sounds like a "y", as in "you", use the article "a".
2.When the letter "o" sounds like a "w", as in "water", use the article "a".

•A U.S. navy ship was deployed from San Diego.
•My daughter wanted to be a unicorn for Halloween.
•She was a one-woman show.