grammar · neutral

I have car.

speakingtask2

Correct use of the indefinite article (a/an) before a singular countable noun.

Examples

“I have a car.”

“She bought an umbrella yesterday.”

“He is looking for a job after graduation.”

Band 8 sentence

“Owning a car can increase young people's independence, but it also brings additional expenses and responsibilities that they must consider.”

Collocations

  • a car
  • an idea
  • a problem

Word family

article nouna/an determinerthe determiner

Common mistakes

I have car.→I have a car.

She is teacher.→She is a teacher.

Say it for a higher band

5omit articles→6use plurals instead→7+article

Synonyms

one

Easily confused

one

“I have one car.”

some

“I have some cars.”

Related words

I saw a apple on the table.The students like football.He is richest man I know.I saw a news on TV yesterday.There is problem with the report.People should protect environment.She is engineer.She is teacher.

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