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This document provides an overview of the key grammar topics covered in English Week 4, including the indefinite article a/an, prepositions of time and place, adverbs, countable and uncountable nouns, and question tags. It explains that "a" is used before singular countable nouns beginning with consonant sounds, while "an" is used before singular nouns beginning with vowel sounds, and that "some" is used instead of a/an with uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
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- 3. The indefinite article a/an Examples: Rules: an hour We use an: Before singular nouns which begin a vowel sound. Mary is an engineer an apple
- 4. The indefinite article a/an Note: We don´t use a/an I need some coffee and sugar With uncountable. In these cases, we use ¨some¨ instead a/an. I will buy some envelopes With plural nouns. In these cases, we use ¨some¨ instead a/an.