Question

EXERCISE
a.
Use the correct form of the indefinite article before the following words and phrases. 1.
European 2. Young man 3. Woman 4. Historical incident 5. Hotel 6. Ear 7. Year 8. F. M.
radio 9. MP 10. Honest boy
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.a 2.an 3.an 4.the 5.a 6.an

Answer 2

Answer:

1.  a European

2. a Young man

3. a Woman

4. a Historical incident

5. a Hotel

6. an Ear

7. a Year

8. an F. M.  radio

9. an MP

10. an Honest boy

​Explanation:

Articles 'a', 'an', and 'the' are used before nouns considering many rules in mind. One of the rules is the rule of consonant and vowel. While using articles we follow the 'sound rule' in mind. If the sound is vowel, we use 'an' while using indefinite article. If the sound is consonant, we shall use 'a'. Some words starting with vowel make consonant sounds. Words such as 'university', 'useful', ’unique’, 'unicorn', etc. also fall in the category of words that start with a vowel letter; but their sound is consonant.