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*** see "count" and "noncount" nouns usage
*** see "count" and "noncount" nouns usage
=== a v. an ===
=== a v. an ===
* a = for use before consonants (hard sounds)
** "a cow"
** also used before "u" when the "u" makes a "y" sound
*** "a usable" (a "yoos-able") "a union" (a "yoon-yun") or "a unified" (a "yoo-ni-fied")
**** v. or "an ugly" or "an unsatisfactory"
** or before "o" when the "o" makes a "w" sound
*** "a one-time" or "a
* an = for use before words that begin with a vowel or a soft "h":
** "an owl", "an hour"
** hard "h" sounds use "a":
*** "a horse", "a historical"
=== indefinite articles & count, noncount & generic nouns===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"
|+ Rules for Articles Use w/ Count & Noncount Nouns, Abstract/Generic Nouns, & Nouns with Superlatives
|+ <big>Rules for Articles Use w/ Count & Noncount Nouns, Abstract/Generic Nouns, & Nouns with Superlatives</big>
|-
|-
| '''ARTICLE RULE'''||'''COUNT NOUNS''' ||'''NONCOUNT NOUNS'''
| '''ARTICLE RULE'''||'''COUNT NOUNS''' ||'''NONCOUNT NOUNS'''
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* a = for use before consonants (hard sounds)
** "a cow"
** also used before "u" when the "u" makes a "y" sound
*** "a usable" (a "yoos-able") "a union" (a "yoon-yun") or "a unified" (a "yoo-ni-fied")
**** v. or "an ugly" or "an unsatisfactory"
** or before "o" when the "o" makes a "w" sound
*** "a one-time" or "a
* an = for use before words that begin with a vowel or a soft "h":
** "an owl", "an hour"
** hard "h" sounds use "a":
*** "a horse", "a historical"
=== indefinite articles & count, noncount & generic nouns===
* if the noun cannot be counted, then it does not take an indefinite article
* if the noun cannot be counted, then it does not take an indefinite article
** ex.  
** ex.