Friday, December 9, 2011

Using The Right Article


While I was searching techniques on how to finish Pokemon Shiny Gold , I noticed an error on the use of the right article. The indefinite article a is used for singular noun beginning with a consonant: a boy, a cat.Also, it is used to singular nouns with a consonant sound: a university, a unicycle. while the indefinite article an is used to singular nouns beginning with a vowel:  an apple, an anecdote. It is also used with nouns starting with silent "h": an hour.

Source:
Whack a Hack!
http://wahackpokemon.com/shinygold-sitio/walkthrough

Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/
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11 comments:

  1. Jaymico ReyesDecember 10, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    This is a common mistake that should have been corrected from the first time people are taught English. It is very easy to do and I do hope that all of us would not commit such mistakes like this.

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  2. Stephanie BernardoDecember 10, 2011 at 4:55 AM

    It is an easy-to-spot mistake but rampant in the internet articles. I guess people in nature are not so careful after all! So as UP students, one of our responsibilities is to avoid that kind of mistake.

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  3. Angenica F. MartirezDecember 10, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    How about the word "ewe"?

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  4. Jason Angelo TrabucoDecember 10, 2011 at 6:34 AM

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  5. Jason Angelo TrabucoDecember 10, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    "Exit the secret place and then exit the park at the eastern exit."
    This sentence is grammatically correct, but it is awkward to hear. The word "exit" was used as a verb and as a noun; moreover, this was the reason I characterized this sentence as awkward. The verb "exit" may be replaced by the word "leave."

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  6. kyle pascualDecember 10, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Thank you for refreshing our minds about articles.

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  7. Kenneth Casey M. TapnioDecember 12, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    "While I was searching techniques on how to finish Pokemon Shiny Gold , I noticed an error on the use of the right article."

    Revised:
    While I was searching for techniques on how to finish Pokemon: Shiny Gold , I noticed an error on the usage of the article "an."

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  8. Darwin D. DesilosDecember 12, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    Before entering college, I used to commit this kind of mistake.

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  9. Jessica Dyan Y. BonusDecember 12, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    We should always make sure to use the right article (especially a or an) because we learned those two since kinder or prep.

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  10. Nikka TolentinoDecember 12, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    I consider it as one of the primary topics that should be mastered by learners. I think all we need to do is be careful using articles.

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  11. Limor Kristine TengDecember 12, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    You're a keen observer! Thanks for refreshing our minds!

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