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2.5. Know the author.
A A Milne is a British author born on January 18, 1882. He
attended Cambridge University and started writing for the
literary magazines Grantha and Punch. He is an essayist,
novelist and a poet. He also served as a newspaper editor.
During World War II, he served in the British Army and
survived. Milne died on January 31, 1956.
3 Grammar Time
3.1. Read the following sentences and note the use of ‘a’ and ‘an’.
a. A dog is an animal.
b. Julee’s father is a doctor.
c. It was an hour and a half when I stopped the car.
d. What an irritating noise!
e. Nisan has a log nose.
• We use a/an …. To say what kind of thing or person
something/somebody is.
• We say that somebody has a round face, an irritating voice,
a strong throat etc.
• We use a/an when we say what somebody’s job is.
• We use a/an to denote a single number.
3.2. What are these things?
a. an ant? It’s an ant.
b. a brinjal? …………………………..
c. an eagle? ……………………………….
d. a guitar? ……………………………..
e. a hibiscus? …………………………..
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