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    How do you know when to use

    the indefinite articles?


    "A" goes before words that begin with consonants.
    •a cat
    •a dog
    •a purple onion
    •a buffalo
    •a big apple
    "An" goes before words that begin with vowels:
    •an apricot
    •an egg
    •an Indian
    •an orbit
    •an uprising
    Exceptions
    Use "an" before a slient or unsounded "h." Because
    the "h" does not have any phonetic representation or
    audible sound, the sound that follows the article is a
    vowel; consequently, "an" is used.
    •an honorable peace
    •an honest error
    When "u" makes the same sound as the "y" in "you," or
    "o" makes the same sound as "w" in "won," then a is
    used. The word-initial "y" sound ("unicorn") is a glide [j]
    phonetically, which has consonantal properties;
    consequently, it is treated as a consonant, requiring "a."
    •a union
    •a united front
    •a unicorn
    •a used napkin
    •a U.S. ship
    •a one-legged man

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