Fill in the blank with the correct article:
My cousin dreams of becoming ______ NASA scientist one day.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → a
Complete sentence: My cousin dreams of becoming a NASA scientist one day. “NASA” is read as one word, not as N-A-S-A. Read as a word, it begins with a consonant sound.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a (answer) | before a short form read as one word that begins with a consonant sound | Papa read about a SAARC meeting in the newspaper. |
| (2) an | before a short form read letter by letter that begins with a vowel sound (an MLA, an FIR) | Papa got an SMS from the bank. |
| (3) the | one particular person both people know; the cousin wants to be one of many such scientists | The scientist who visited our school was from Bengaluru. |
| (4) No article | plural or uncountable nouns used in a general sense; “scientist” is a singular noun that can be counted, so it needs an article | Scientists often work late before a rocket launch. |