An, The If you are not sure what article to use with a noun, use the basic questions on the following chart as a guide. Questions Guides Examples 1. Jack caught a cold. The cold lasted two weeks.
Books can be fun to read.
There are several exceptions, or more complicated situations than the above chart covers. Remember, in order to use A, AN, and THE properly, you must know whether or not a noun is a Count or Non-Count Noun . A man ran into the street. The movie was entertaining. A man ran into the street.