How to Use "A" with Example Sentences

a (indef. art.): used before a singular noun that starts with a consonant letter when referring to something; used in place of one when it comes before a word that starts with a used before a singular noun that starts with a consonant letter when referring to something; used in place of one when it comes before a word that starts with a consonant

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Used with nouns:

"A man walked into the store."
(man, woman, person, customer, patron)

"He has a car."
(car, house, job) *many additional nouns

"I need a pencil."
(pencil, job, towel, car, room, chair, seat) *many additional nouns

"Do you have a piece of paper?"
(piece of paper, cigarette, watch, second, minute, moment) *many additional nouns

Used with verbs:

"She is a customer."
(be: is/am/are)

"He has a big house."
(has, owns, rents, lives in, resides in)

Used with adjectives:

"A large brick fell from the building."
(large, huge, big, heavy, red)

"She bought a black dress."
(black, red, blue, white, green) *many additional adjectives

"He is a mean boy."
(mean, rude, nice, cool, sweet, smart)

"I need a new notebook."
(new, thick, thin, lined, blank)

"I have a big dog."
(big, small, little, fat, hairy)

a (n): the first letter of the English alphabet; the highest grade on a school testused before a singular noun that starts with a consonant letter when referring to something; used in place of one when it comes before a word that starts with a used before a singular noun that starts with a consonant letter when referring to something; used in place of one when it comes before a word that starts with a

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Used with verbs:

"A is the first letter of the English alphabet."
(be: is/am/are)

"Her name starts with an A."
(starts, begins)

"He got an A on his math test."
(got, received)