Question 12
MediumOriginal questionChoose the article that fills the blank.
She wants to become ______ engineer like her mother.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
A job after "become" takes "a" or "an", and "engineer" begins with a vowel sound: "an engineer".
Worth noting
"No article" is the trap: in English, a job always takes an article after "be" or "become".
- Concept
- "A" or "an" with a job
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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