“She gave me an useful tip.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
an before a vowel sound, like the start of apple, egg, ink, orange, umbrella or hour; a before other sounds, including the 'you' sound at the start of useful and university (a useful tip, a university).
Not: She gave me an useful tip.
Say: She gave me a useful tip.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- It takes me ______ hour to get home after work.a · an · the · every
- Her teacher gave her ______ useful tip about how to concentrate on homework.a · an
- My cousin is ______ university student and also works at weekends.a · an · one
- We went on ______ adventure holiday in the mountains.a · an
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- annot a: a or an
- anot an: a or an
- anot an: a or an
- annot a: a or an