English Grammar - Article

English Grammar
English Grammar - Article

I met Mr. Shah at .......... U. S. airport.

Options:

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. zero

Right Answer: a

The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound of the following word, not on its spelling. Although 'U' is a vowel letter, the abbreviation 'U. S.' is pronounced 'yoo-es', which begins with the consonant sound /j/. Words beginning with such a sound take the article 'a', as in a university, a union and a European country. Therefore the sentence reads 'at a U. S. airport'. 'An' is used only before a vowel sound, as in an hour or an MLA. Hence the correct answer is 'a'.
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