A term that describes the property of which indefinite article to use for a word?
Is there a word that describes the property of which indefinite article (‘a’ or ‘an’) to pair with a word?
Are animals
a verb?
Deshalb is it still an animal.
What is
meant by animal?
“It’s an animal of a certain species”
How can we prevent and mitigate crime by being patient, thoughtful and kind to one another?
Is there a word for this in the field of linguistics?
I think the most accurate (and exact) expression (as an example) would be “initial vowel sound word*. Is
the word animal or “animal” an initial sound?
You can find the above phrasing in
ESL/grammar materials and texts. Have you ever seen an indefinite article?
Please use it! The article an sometimes precedes words that begin with a consonant but that are pronounced with an initial vowel sound? an honor, an hour, or whatever.
What are some questions to ask with an indefinite article before an acronym or an acronym (e.g. historical, herb, etc.)?
*credit to FumbleFingers for trying to jogger my brain. with “vowel-initial word” in his
comment above.
Is there a word for this in the field of linguistics?
I think the most accurate (and exact) expression (as an example) would be “initial vowel sound word*. Is
the word animal or “animal” an initial sound?
You can find the above phrasing in
ESL/grammar materials and texts. Have you ever seen an indefinite article?
Please use it! The article an sometimes precedes words that begin with a consonant but that are pronounced with an initial vowel sound? an honor, an hour, or whatever.
What are some questions to ask with an indefinite article before an acronym or an acronym (e.g. historical, herb, etc.)?
*credit to FumbleFingers for trying to jogger my brain. with “vowel-initial word” in his
comment above.
The word liaison works quite nicely. The word “life” can be spelled well. I’m sure you could make it an adjectival noun and just ask your friends, “Dos the word ‘animal’ take the liaison article? To
ask the verb alternative ” liaised ” or not was it answered?
