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Note

Articles like 'a' and 'an' are only used with Singulars

They are not used with plurals

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Example

  1. This is a tree
    (It is one tree so we use "a")

  2. These are trees
    (There are more than one trees, so we do not use "a")

Questions

He is ... thief.

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He is a thief.

Explanation:

It is one thief so we use " a "

They ... thieves

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They are thieves

Explanation:

They are more than one thieves, so we do not use " a "

She is ... honest girl

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She is an honest girl

Explanation:

She is one girl so we use " an "

They ... honest girls

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They are honest girls

Explanation:

They are more than one girls, so we do not use "an"

 

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