Common Errors (in Articles) for SSC CGL ======================== 1. Articles: There are three articles in English—a, an and the. ‘A’ and ‘an’ are called indefinite article. The is the definite article. An article is placed before a noun. If there is an adjective before a noun, the article is placed before the adjective: a train, a fast train, an incident, an unusual incident Note: We can never use a singular count noun alone, that is, without a/an/the/my/some/any etc. 2. A/an: Singular count nouns take the indefinite article a/an with them: a ball an egg a dog an elephant Note: Uncountable nouns do not generally take an article with them. We do not generally say a milk a beauty a wisdom for milk, beauty, wisdom cannot be counted. 3. We use ‘a’ with singular count nouns beginning with a consonant sound: a girl a map a university a union a one-sided affair a one-rupee note Note: That the words university, union, and one begin with a vowel but no vowel sound. University and union begin with the yoo sound while one begins with the w sound. Well-known words which begin with a vowel but take ‘a’ with them are: European Uniform Union Unit Universal Usual Useful Eau-de-cologne 4. An: ‘An’ is used before words beginning with a vowel sound: an umbrella an opportunity an honest boy an honourable person The letter h in honest and honourable is not sounded. Common words in English which begin with an unsounded h are: heir heiress honest honorary honourable hour hourly 5. In abbreviations, if consonants begin with a vowel sound, they take an before them: an M.P. an S.P. Note: But if consonants begin with a consonant sound, they take a before them: a Ph.D. a B.Ed.
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