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a car a jug a toy gun a uniform
We have used a before uniform.
Why have we used a before it, then? It is because the sound of u in uniform is a
consonant sound like that of y. The word uniform is pronounced yooni-form.
An is used before a singular noun that starts with a vowel sound.
an ass an ant an eye an egg
an elephant an apple an owl an hour
We have used an before hour. The word hour starts with a consonant. Why have we
used an before it, then? It is because the letter h is silent in hour, which actually starts
with the sound of o. As o is a vowel, so an has been used before the word hour.
The is used to write or talk about something which is one of its kind.
The is used before the names of special places or buildings.
the Red Fort the Taj Mahal the Eiffel Tower
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