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The use of the article
· We use a/an to say what kind of thing somebody or something is, what job
a person does, or what something is used as. A/an has no plural.
She's a doctor They are doctors.
He worked as a farmer. They worked as farmers.
Don't use the plate as an ashtray. Don't use the plates as ashtrays.
· A/an can mean 'any example of something'.
In the plural, we use no article or some.
A spider has eight legs. Spiders have eight legs.
I'd like a cup of coffee. I'd like some chips.
· A/an can mean 'a particular one'. If you don't say exactly who or which. In
the plural we use some or no article.
A man called while you were out. Some men called.
John married a doctor