Use the article a or an when you talk about someone’s job or when you use a noun to refer to someone’s personality.
A or An with Jobs and Characteristics (2)
Directions: In the following sentences, decide whether to use a or an.
My best friend is (1)_____ show-off when he drives his Lamborghini.
Steve is (2)_____ engineer.
He’s quite (3)_____ character in those plaid bellbottoms.
You’re such (4)_____ good girl for listening to Mommy.
He’s (5)_____ gentleman for opening the car door.
Brad Pitt is (6)_____ actor and (7)_____ father of twins.
These are my friends: Mark, Lydia, and Adrienne. Mark is (8)_____ Ph. D. candidate, Lydia is (9)_____ librarian, and Adrienne is (10)_____ assistant principal.