Fill in the blank with the appropriate article.
She wants to become ___ engineer.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → An
Complete sentence: She wants to become an engineer. Here “engineer” names the job she wants, and it begins with the vowel sound “e”.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) A | comes before a consonant sound | Her brother is a doctor. |
| (2) An (answer) | before a vowel sound. A singular job name takes “a” or “an” (a doctor, an engineer) | My uncle is an officer in the army. |
| (3) The | points to a particular person. She does not want to become one particular engineer. She wants to work as an engineer | The engineer who built this bridge lives in Pune. |
| (4) No article | plural or uncountable nouns used in a general sense. “Engineer” is a singular noun that can be counted, so it needs an article (“She wants to become engineer” is wrong) | Engineers are building a new flyover in our city. |