It’s a useful... The rule for using “a” or “an” is based on pronunciation, not spelling. Since the word useful starts with a consonant sound (a “you” sound), it takes the indefinite article “a”.
It’s a useful... The rule for using “a” or “an” is based on pronunciation, not spelling. Since the word useful begins with a consonant sound (a “you” sound), it takes the indefinite article “a”.
This is a useful guide to goal setting.
This is an useful guide to goal setting.
Thus, we say "a useful tool", "a useful guide", "a useful way", "a useful lesson", "a useful device", etc.
The financial advisor taught us a useful lesson about managing money.
This strategy is a useful way to approach the problem.
The descriptive analysis is a useful tool that can be used to describe what has happened in the past.
A partial list of words that also start with the vowel “u” in the spelling, but take the article “a”:
