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What is a in a sentence?
Indefinite Article
The word “a” is categorized under indefinite articles because it is used to mention a singular noun that is unspecified. In the sample sentence below: It was taken by a man in the basement.
Does a mean or or and?
It means "and or or". "And and or" is generally false in colloquial English since most people who use "or" actually mean "exclusive or" (xor, where something can be either A or B but not both). Therefore "and or or" is correct.
Does a mean 1?
It's basically, as you know, 'a' is vaguely 'one', and a plural noun means there are more than one. These never change. It's just there's a guideline that, when talking about not specific something but generally any of them, you can express the generalness in three ways: 1.
What does a mean in English?
a determiner (NOT PARTICULAR) A1. used before a noun to refer to a single thing or person that has not been mentioned before, especially when you are not referring to a particular thing or person: I've bought a car. She has a boyfriend.
