Grammar - Articles
The indefinite article - a The indefinite article is the a is the same for all genders. a boy, a girl, a cat The indefinite article has no plural form. a boy - boys We use an if the following word starts with a vowel. the following word starts with a consonant the following word starts with a vowel a b oy an a unt a s chool an o ld school a g irl an A merican girl Mind the pronunciation of the following word. a u nit an u ncle This u sounds like a consonant, so we use a . This u sounds like a vowel, so we use an . Use of the indefinite article a/an - before phrases of time and measurements (per week/weekly) We have English 4 times a week . I go on holiday twice a year . Our car can do 220 kilometres an hour . Tomatoes are $2 a kilo . - before phrases of jobs My father is a car mechanic . - with a noun complement ...

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