Question

there are some errors in the following sentences. Find them out and rewrite correct sentences:
1.I saw an pretty bird sitting on window still.
2.My younger sister wants an yellow balloon from the seller.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I saw a pretty bird sitting on the window.

2.My younger sister wants a yellow balloon from the seller.

Explanation:

In the first sentence the article before 'pretty' is wrong. As the letter 'p' just after that is a consonant, the article should be 'a'.

In the second sentence, the article before 'yellow' is an. It should be 'a' because the letter 'y' after the article is a consonant.

Answer 2

Answer:

The sentences, rewritten after correction are: -

1. I saw a pretty bird sitting on window sill.

2. My younger sister wants a yellow balloon from the seller.​

Explanation:

• In the above sentences, correction was required in the use of articles.

• 'An' is an indefinite article, which is used before a word that starts with vowels i.e. a, e, i ,o, u, for eg. An apple, a egg etc. or words which start with vowel sounds, for eg. an MBA, an hour etc.

• So the correct sentences would be: -

            1. I saw a pretty bird sitting on window sill.

            2. My younger sister wants a yellow balloon from the seller.​

• As in sentence 1. the word pretty does not start with a vowel or vowel sound and in sentence 2. the word yellow again does not start with a vowel or a vowel sound.