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Writing Lab

Writing Lab. Diction: A and A n. “A” and “An” are often misused. Usage depends on sound. Use a before words or letters with an initial consonant sound. a federal agent a historical occasion Use an before words or letters with an initial vowel sound. an FBI agent

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Writing Lab

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  1. Writing Lab Diction: Aand An

  2. “A” and “An” are often misused. • Usage depends on sound. Use a before words or letters with an initial consonant sound. • a federal agent • a historical occasion • Use an before words or letters with an initial vowel sound. • an FBI agent • an honorary doctorate degree

  3. Examples Both the words “university” and “umpire” begin with the vowel “u.” But when we pronounce the words, they have different initial sounds. “University” begins with the consonant sound “yu,” while “umpire” begins with the vowel sound “uh.” Therefore we say “a university” and “an umpire.”

  4. Practice • a/ an historian • a/ an official document • a/ an honors class • a/ an unusual occurrence • a/ an usual occurrence • a/an MBA degree • a/an one-million dollar lottery winner

  5. Answers • a historian • an official document • an honors class • an unusual occurrence • a usual occurrence • an MBA degree • a one-million dollar lottery winner

  6. That’s all, folks! • This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series • Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon • To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson

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