You use "a" before all nouns or adjectives unless the noun or adjective sounds like it starts with a vowel; some examples: A flower
An apple
A hippo
An hour Some things that also may cause confusion; when using initial letter: He lives in an LA suburb is preferred to He lives in a LA suburb; this is because LA is pronounced "el a", so it sounds like a vowel.
use "a" before consonants and "an" before vowels.
Article a is used before consonant SOUNDS and form an is used before vowel SOUND, not necessarily a vowel.
a boy, a goat, a unit, a university, a one dollar note
an egg, an apple, an hour, an honest man
Whether to use 'a' or 'an' is fairly easy to determine.
If the word following the article begins with a vowel sound (normally the letters A, E, I, O, or U),
use the word 'an'.
If it begins with a consonant sound,
use the word 'a'.
* Note that this refers to a vowel sound not a vowel. Some words beginning with U and other vowels may not sound like a vowel (e.g.
uniform sounds like a consonant Y in you). Sometimes a consonant
H is silent or unstressed and sounds like a vowel (e.g.
hour, honest). The development of the 'an" came about from the awkward sound of 'a' followed by another vowel sound.
Examples:
I saw a lion.
I saw an elephant.
He always wears a uniform to a union meeting.
As an heir, he wanted an honest accounting.
Neither, then nor; eg neither Jack nor John can ski.
Yes. Nor means "and not" as well as "or not." I do not smoke. Nor do I drink.
We use neither nor when we have to say two things that have not happened. Like neither me nor my friend was allowed to take the ride.
I didn't want to go to the party, nor did I feel like socializing.
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I don't like apples nor bananas is incorrect grammar. you could use or in that situation or say "I like neither apples nor bananas"
no
Neither Mike nor John wanted to clean up after their roommate Chris.
"or" and "either" go together, as in, "Either you go or I will". "nor" and "neither" go together, as in, "Neither you nor I will".
A comma is typically used before "nor" when it is connecting two independent clauses. For example: "She did not want to go, nor did she have time."
u use it when u tlk to ppl !!!!! When neither alternates fit. Neither/nor are basic conjugates to either/or. So, one can say, I like neither this, nor that. It'd be incorrect to say, I like neither this, or that. As the latter is in the affirmitive. Nor, cannot be used without an already rejected option.
Or, Nor,both