Indefinite Article

The Indefinite Article

Abril Grisolia​

Erick helped a pedestrian ​to cross a street.

Example

When the listener or reader does not know which we are referring to.

Singular Nouns

Use The Indefinite Article With

Abril is a doctor at New York Presbyterian.

Abril is a student at Language Teaching Line.

Examples

To Show That A Person Or Thing Is One In A Group.

Uncountable.

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Scarlet ​Johansson has red hair.*

​(Plural)

Erick wears black shoes and blue pants.​

Examples

We Do Not Use The Indefinite Article With Plural Nouns or Uncountable Nouns.

Abril has a dog.​

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Abril has a ​lab coat, a mask, and a scalpel.

Examples

We Use A Before Consonant Sounds.

Erick always buys an orange.

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ULA is an institution in Venezuela. ​

Examples

We Use An Before Vowel Sounds.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• We have to wait for an hour.

• We have to wait for a hour.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• I buy a iphone every year.

• I buy an iphone every year.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• The dog lost an eye.

• The dog lost a eye.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• The dog lost an eye.

• The dog lost a eye.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• An police officer is asking for an ID.

• A police officer is asking for a ID.

• A police officer is asking for an ID.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• A innocent person is in prison.

• An inocent person is in prison.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• I have a friend in Russia.

• I have an friend in Russia.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• There is a hair in my soup.

• There is an hair in my soup.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• There is an important person here.

• There is a important person here.

Multiple Choice

Choose The Correct Answer.

• There is an university in Mérida.

• There is a university in Mérida.