This is George and Tigger.

George is the dog, and Tigger is the cat.

Do you like dogs? What about cats?

I love dogs, but I don't like cats.

I want a dog. I don't want a cat.

Indefinite Article

A, an, and some are called indefinite articles.

A/An (Review of Grammar 5-1)

A and an can be used with singular countable nouns. A and an mean "one". Use a before consonants. An is used before vowels.

A + Consonants

  • b
  • c
  • d
  • f
  • g
  • h
  • j
  • k
  • l
  • m
  • p
  • q
  • r
  • s
  • t
  • v
  • w
  • x
  • y
  • z
  • a bear
  • a table
  • a phone
  • a song
  • a man

An + Vowels

  • a
  • e
  • i
  • o
  • u
  • an umbrella
  • an English teacher
  • an apple
  • an egg
  • an inch

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