Question

He came here _____ hour ago .
Article A ,An ,The

Answer 1

Answer:

he came here an hour ago

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Answer 2

He came here an hour ago.

The word 'an' is an article. There are three articles in the English language. They are as follows-

• A
• An
• The

'An' is used before vowels. In the English language the vowels are as follows- a, e, i, o, u.

• For example, an analyst, an organization, an increase, an opportunity, etc.

'A' is used before consonants. Consonants are all alphabets except the vowels.

• For example, a tree, a member, a family, etc.

'The' is used before objects that have been mentioned before and is being referred to the particular object. It is also used before universal truth or objects that are only one in the universe.

• For example, The Sun, the Earth, the Red Sea, the Taj Mahal, the vase, etc.

However, there are certain exceptions. Words may start with a consonant but their pronunciation might be like a word starting with a vowel.

• For example, hour. Though this has a consonant at its beginning, the pronunciation makes it seem like it starts with an 'a', which is a vowel, and thus, an is used.