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16 Jun 2017
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"It happened by (a) mistake. "
"It happened by (an) accident. "
I am not sure if the *a /an should be there or not.
What is correct way to write these sentences?
"It happened by (a) mistake. "
"It happened by (an) accident. "
I am not sure if the *a /an should be there or not.
What is correct way to write these sentences?
"It happened by (an) accident. "
I am not sure if the *a /an should be there or not.
What is correct way to write these sentences?
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You don't need the "a" or the "an". "It happened by mistake" and "It happened by accident" is fine by itself. :)
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An* because whenever the first letter is a vowel it's an but for a consonant it's a
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@VickaFlute: The first sentence is perfect! The second one is wrong. :)
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