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Article "a", "an" ..

"A/an" is used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular member of the group.

For example, "I would like to go see a movie."

Here, we're not talking about a specific movie. We're talking about any movie.
There are many movies, and I want to see anymovie. I don't have a specific one in mind.

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Let's look at each kind of article a little more closely.

"A" and "an" signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to anymember of a group. For example:

"My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas."

This refers to any dog.
We don't know which dog because we haven't found the dog yet."
Somebody call a policeman!" This refers to any policeman.

Remember, using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. So...a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy; a car; a bike; a zoo; a dogan + singular noun beginning with a..

Vowel: an elephant; an egg; 
an apple; an idiot; an orphana + singular noun ..

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Sounds like "yoo_zer; I.e. begins with a consonant 'y' sound,
so 'a' is used); a university; a unicycle

An + nouns starting with silent "h": an hour
A + nouns starting with a pronounced "h": a horse 

In some cases where "h" is pronounced, such as "historical," you can use an. However, a is more commonly used and preferred.

A historical event is worth recording.

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