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indefinite article

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indefinite article

In English, the words a and (before a vowel) an. The indefinite article is a determiner, referring to a nonspecific noun.



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Introducing learners to a basic chart, such as the definite and indefinite article and its declensions at the very least starts learners on a path of future accuracy.
Grammar and communication: can we real have one without the other? by Cohen, Yaier "Gerry" / Babel
Otherwise normal people begin to gabble, swallow words, repeat themselves, confuse definite with indefinite articles, ramble unchecked, and altogether sound like a bad-tempered bull in the Meissen factory.
Secondary Prescott's latest victim by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The bar in question is a new thing when it is first introduced at the beginning of the sentence, so it takes the indefinite article "a.
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