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an animal vs a animal

The correct phrase is 'an animal.' The use of 'an' is required before words that begin with a vowel sound, while 'a' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 5430 views

an animal

Correct. 'An' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.

Use 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound, such as 'animal.'

Examples:

  • an elephant
  • an apple
  • an umbrella
  • an hour
  • an honor
  • From meningitis to rabies from an animal bite...
  • Raised as an animal... Collared...
  • - I sent you here to hunt an animal.
  • You bit her like an animal.
  • Sacramento still can't determine an animal.
  • These wounds look like they were made by an animal.
  • Show an animal kindness and it will give loyalty until the heavens fall.
  • That's too big to be an animal.
  • They treated him like an animal.
  • But in actuality you're actually petting an animal.
  • That makes you like an animal to them - unpredictable and dangerous.
  • That makes you like an animal to them.
  • It's like living with an animal.
  • I'm starting to feel like an animal in a cage.
  • Just make an animal noise if I'm correct.
  • Such an animal... never greets the afterlife absent desperate blood.
  • Such an animal... never greets the afterlife absent desperate blood.
  • He was bled dry like an animal.
  • They butchered him like an animal.
  • I'm not adding an animal.

Alternatives:

  • a dog
  • a cat
  • a book
  • a house
  • a car

a animal

Incorrect. 'A' should be used before words that begin with a consonant sound.

The correct form is 'a animal' because 'animal' starts with a vowel sound.
  • I'm a animal lover who never finishes his supper.
  • In this case, the consumer would certainly not reach for the cheap goods, but opt for a somewhat dearer product that would show his credentials as a animal lover.
  • The eighth recital states that products imported from third countries must not present a animal health hazard for Community livestock.
  • As a friend he's a animal.
  • D Annex A animals bred in captivity for commercial purposes in operations included in the Register of the CITES Secretariat, in accordance with Resolution Conf.
  • I just don't want to do it strapped down to a table like some a-animal.
  • It was a USDA animal research facility.
  • So it's essentially a freshwater animal.
  • A lowly animal of insignificant habits and unfortunate appearance.
  • This squirrel is a wild animal.
  • Stored electricity is like a caged animal.
  • A stuffed animal, a family photo...
  • I've got a stuffed animal and a picture.
  • A silly animal with a small brain.
  • It's an X-ray of a marine animal called a nautilus.
  • You use a real animal and a warped mirror.
  • She was clutching a stuffed animal, a frog.
  • Just like they're a bunch of animals in a cage.
  • I'm thinking about getting my friend a live animal as a wedding gift.
  • I'm thinking about getting my friend a live animal as a wedding gift.

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