TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 1 · Question 121

Question 121 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 1 (General Studies) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Manager 2015 Paper 1 (GS) · Q121 · English · Grammar

   My mother is ______ English teacher at a University.

   1. an
   2. the
   3. a
   4. are
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   Answer: (1) an

   "English" begins with a vowel sound, so the indefinite article "an" is used: "an English teacher". "A" is used only before consonant sounds, and "the" would wrongly suggest a teacher already identified.

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