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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Help with sentence word choice

Which one is correct?

Should/shall I wear an orange or red dress?

Should/shall I wear an orange or a red dress?
  

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All four versions are grammatically correct. '

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All four versions are grammatically correct.

I'd say

'Should/shall I wear an orange dress or a red one?'
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Thank. How about:

Should I wear 'a' orange or a red dress?

Specifically, the use of 'a' instead of 'an', would that also be correct?
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No! That is completely wrong.
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Why is that? Do different colors go with different words. For example:

I fell that 'an' does not work with black dress.
Should I wear an black dress. Sounds odd. I think it should be should I wear a black dress. But when using the color orange, the word 'an' sounds good! Please explain? Does it just depend on the color?
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Colours have nothing to do with it.

If the next word begins with a vowel sound, use 'an'. If it begins with a consonant, use 'a'.

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Thank you. That was helpful.

So is what I explained above regarding the black correct?

Would these be correct:
Should I wear a black dress or a red one?
Should I wear a black dress or an orange one?
Should I wear a black or orange dress?

Can I have to a's just as in the first one?
And can the 'an' be excluded before the orange, just as in the last example
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They are all correct.