The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

The indefinite article to describe and classify something

The indefinite article is used before a noun which describes or classifies something:

That was

a lovely dinner

!

Mary is

a teacher

.

The koala is

a marsupial

.

Quotes:

Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home. - Carol Nelson

April is a promise that May is bound to keep. - Hal Borland

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. - Pablo Picasso

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. - Winston Churchill