Ü"a" is used at the beginning of noun groups which refer to only one thing or person. The form "an" is used in front of words that begin with vowel sounds. <They'll talk about anyting. We got married about a year ago. KIf a thing is above another one, it is higher than it and directly over it. UIf you go abroad, you go to a foreign country. I just got back from a holiday abroad. KHe accepted our invitation. The panel accepted Mike's version of the story. AThe little boy had an accident when he was playing in the garden. HHe wandered across Hyde Park. He blew a cloud of smoke across the table. "Why didn't you act on my warning? mThe government was already taking action to stop the strike. John's every action and expression was recorded. JShe added a tree to the picture. I am very slow at adding and subtracting. rIf a letter is addressed to someone, their name and address has been written on it so that it can be sent to them. ^I admire cleverness and courage too. He went back along the lane admiring the autumn crocuses. ^The Vice President admitted taking bribes. The door was opened, admitting a shaft of daylight. !They want advice on how to do it. It's Saturday afternoon. -Afterwards we all helped with the washing up. .He had asked her to marry him again and again. -She was pressing her nose against the window. HHe is eighty-two years of age. He committed suicide at the age of forty. &I let the air out of one of his tyres. =There were no other airlines doing a direct flight to London. (They lugged all the stuff into the hall. 5You're not allowed to use calculator in examinations. I spent almost a month in China. 6I had never felt so alone and without hope in my life. 'She led them along a carpeted corridor. I've had tea already, thank you. $His first wife was also called Anne. &She always arrived half an hour early. 'Among his baggage was a medicine chest. 7They made it a crime to marry a person of another race. =She asked many questions and I didn't know how to answer her. 8The meeting was different from any that had gone before. 'Two men suddenly appeared from nowhere. 1He opened the car door for her as she approached. 9He sat with his legs slung over the arm of an easy chair. KI apologize for my late arrival. Both were dead on arrival at the hospital. (They hold regular sales of oriental art. *The meal was as awful as the conversation. "They sat at a table near the back. 0He switched his attention back to the magazines. I'll be back in five minutes. It was badly organized. 2He cleaned the kitchen while the bread was baking. He rolled the socks into a ball. ?The general was killed in battle. The battle a
