race

This is George and Tina.

George is the mechanic, and Tina is the race car driver.

Are mechanics famous? What about race car drivers?

I work with mechanics, but I don't work with race car drivers.

I want to be a mechanic. I don't want to be a race car driver.

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 boat
  • a table
  • a phone
  • a sensor
  • a man

An + Vowels

  • a
  • e
  • i
  • o
  • u
  • an emergency
  • an English teacher
  • an appointment
  • an estimate
  • an inch

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