Is the letter "A" considered a word when used in a sentence?

Question

For example: I saw a cat. Is "a" considered a word in that sentence? Explain please.

Answer 1

Of course it is considered a word. If it is in the English dictionary and used in a sentence, than it is a word.

Answer 2

of course it is.
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Function: indefinite article
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English An one -- more at ONE
1 -- used as a function word before singular nouns when the referent is unspecified and before number collectives and some numbers
2 : the same
3 a -- used as a function word before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier b : ANY c -- used as a function word before a mass noun to denote a particular type or instance d -- used as a function word before a proper noun representing an example or type e -- used as a function word before a proper noun to indicate limited knowledge about the referent f -- used as a function word before a proper noun to distinguish the condition of the referent from a usual, former, or hypothetical condition
4 -- used as a function word with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree
usage In speech and writing a is used before a consonant sound . Before a vowel sound an is usual but especially in speech a is used occasionally, more often in some dialects than in others . Before a consonant sound represented by a vowel letter a is usual but an also occurs though less frequently now than formerly . Before unstressed or weakly stressed syllables with initial h both a and an are used in writing . In the King James Version of the Old Testament and occasionally in writing and speech an is used before h in a stressed syllable .

Answer 3

Yes, "a" is a word in that sentence, the same as if you said I saw "the" cat or "his" cat, "the" or "his" are words. Your choice of article gives the sentence a different meaning. If you say you saw A cat, it could be any cat, but if you say you saw THE cat, you are talking about a specific cat. Maybe it's easier to think of "a" as a word if you compare the sentence to another language. For example, in French you would say "un chat" to me "a cat." The word "un" means "a" or "one." The word "a" means the same in English.

Answer 4

Yes 'a' is considered a word when used in a sentence. In yours it describes how many cats you saw. By saying 'a' cat it means one. The only other one letter word is 'I' as in I saw a cat and describes yourself as being the person in the sentence. 'I' is always a capital letter.

Answer 5

A is considered a word. Example: A book fell or a cat crossed the street. It's just like the letter i.

Answer 6

Yes the letter A is also known as "a" word when used in a sentence.

Answer 7

I can try. Over there, at the neighbor's house, they're having a party and the cops have been t their door twice already. I'm not sure that was just 1 sentence but since I only used 1 period it is now.

Answer 8

It depends on how you're considering it. Grammatically, it is a word, specifically it is one of the two indefinite articles (the other is "an"). Typographically, it is not a word (as are most prepositions, for instance) because it is less than 5 characters long.

Answer 9

Yea "A" is considered a word. I helps complete the sentence.

Answer 10

Yes. It's considered an article. other examples - the & an