Question

He is ____ M.A in English.( Article)​

Answer 1

He is an M.A in English. -This is the right answer.

Explanation:

• Articles are of three kinds -'a', 'an' (indefinite articles) and 'the' (definite article).  
• 'A' is used before a singular noun and before the consonant sounds of letters. For example, 'a cat', 'a bike', 'a doctor', etc.,  
• 'An' is used before a singular noun and before the vowel sounds of letters. For example, 'an apple', 'an egg', 'an ox', etc.,  
• 'The' is an article that can be used before singular and plural nouns. If it is used before singular nouns, the it means it talks about a specific thing/ person. For example, 'the boy', 'the car', 'the egg that broke', etc.,
• In this sentence, though we have 'M.A.', the first letter being a consonant, the sound is like /'em/ a vowel sound. So it takes 'an' before it.
• Therefore the sentence is: He is an M.A. in English.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

He is an M.A in English.

Concept:

• An Article is word that define a noun as specific or unspecific.
• There are two kinds of articles. They are definite and indefinite.

Indefinite Article:

• A, An (in the sense of 'one' and 'any').
• They are used with a singular countable noun when the noun referred to is nonspecific or generic.

• "A" is used when the noun that follows begins with a consonant sound.
• Eg: A scooter, A chair
• "An" is used when the noun that follows begins with a vowel sound.
• Eg: An Eagle, An hour

Definite Article:

• The  (in the sense of 'this' and 'that').
• "The" is used with both singular and plural nouns and with both countable and uncountable nouns when the noun is specific.
• It limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing.

• Eg: The Gupta Dynasty, The eminent Scientist Abdul Kalam

In the given sentence, the noun starts with a consonant, but it has a vowel sound /"-em"/. So, we used "an".

Therefore, the given sentence is "He is an M.A in English".

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