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Articles “SOME”

“Some” replaces “a” or Use “a” and “an” to
“an” in sentences with talk about one thing. “Hotel” is singular.
Articles are short words which come before nouns to show See also: plural nouns.
whether they refer to a general or a specific object. There Singular and plural nouns 69 Countable and
are several rules telling which article, if any, should be used. uncountable nouns 70 Superlative adjectives 97

THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
The indefinite article “a” or “an” Use “some” to talk about more than one thing. “Hotels” is plural.
is used to talk about something
in general.
“A” is used to talk about
the type of place where
somebody works, not FURTHER EXAMPLES
the specific building.

“An” is used instead of
“a” before words that
start with a vowel.

The indefinite article is used
to talk about a general thing “SOME” AND “ANY” WITH QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES
among many of its type.
The exact one is not yet known. The exact house they “Some” is replaced by “any” to form questions and negatives.
will buy is unknown.

The indefinite article is also
used to show a noun belongs
to a group or category.
“Country” categorizes Canada,
and “cold” describes it.

FURTHER EXAMPLES The indefinite article is
used in the same way for
negative statements.
FURTHER EXAMPLES

The indefinite article is used in
the same way for questions.

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