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поглощению грамматического правила, ознакомьтесь с блюдом -
прочтите правило, прочтите описание правила по-английски.
Прочтите английское предложение, иллюстрирующее использование
правила.
Ещё раз, как настоящий гурман, полюбуйтесь
правилом. Каков его запах? Разжуйте и проглотите его, навсегда
запоминая его вкус, запах, звучание и вид!
AN/A
If
the word following begins with a vowel sound, the word you want is “an”:
“Have an apple, Adam.”
If
the word following begins with a consonant, but begins with a vowel sound,
you still need “an”:
“An X-ray will show whether there's a worm in your
apple.”
You
should use “an” before a word beginning with an “H” only if the “H” is not
pronounced:
“An honest effort, snake!”
It
is nonstandard and often considered sloppy speech to utter an “uh” sound
in such cases.
It’s
properly “a historic event” though many sophisticated speakers somehow
prefer the sound of “an historic,” so that version is not likely to get
you into any real trouble.
When the
following word definitely begins with a consonant sound, you need “a”:
“A
snake told me apples enhance mental abilities.”