THE
SINGULAR NOUNS
A noun can be singular or plural. When you are
talking about one person, animal, place, or thing, use a singular noun.
These
are also singular nouns:
an airplane
a letter
a bicycle
a map
a boy
a photograph
a bus
a refrigerator
a comb
an old man
an undertaker
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a slide
a girl
a swing
a key
a van
a ship
an owl
a train
a woman
a flower
a mouse pad
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Note:
Use a or an before
singular nouns. Use an before words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o,u).
For example:
an
axe
an
igloo
an
egg
an
orange
an
envelope
an
umbrella
an
ice cream
an
uncle
But some words don’t
follow this rule. For example, use a (not an) before these words that begin
with u:
a
uniform
a
university
a
unicorn
a
useful material
a
useless plant
a
union
Use a before words
beginning with the other letters of the alphabet, called consonants.
For
example:
a
basket
a
rainbow
a
bowl
a
monster
a
car
a
pillow
a
hill
a
watch
a
house
a
zoo
But some words don’t
follow this rule. For example, use an (not a) before these words that begin
with h:
For
example:
an
heir
an
honor
an hour
an honorable person
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