Using A, An, The in English

How to use A, An, The in english, Using A, An, The in English;

Using A in English

    A is used in front of singular countable nouns ( a person, animal or thing ) which are not specific.
We don’t use a before uncountable or plural nouns.
If a noun starts with a consonant sound (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, etc.), “a” comes before the noun.

Examples;

• a cat
• a bird
• a child
• a doctor

Using An in English

An is used in front of singular countable nouns which are not specific.

We don’t use a before uncountable or plural nouns.

If the noun starts with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u), “an” comes before the noun.

Examples;

• an apple
• an egg
• an ant
• an orange

Using The in English

We use ‘the’ in front of all nouns ( It does not matter whether the nouns are singular, plural countable or uncountable ) to describe someone or something specific or unique.

Examples;

• the earth
• the world
• the sky
• the air
• the weather