Question

His mother is _______ university professor

Answer 1

Answer:

His mother is a university professor

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Answer 2

His mother is a university professor.

Explanation:

• We should fill in the blank using the most appropriate article.
• Articles are of three kinds -'a', 'an' and 'the'.
• 'A' is used before a singular form of noun and before the consonant sounds of letters.  (Eg): a computer, a teacher, a phone, etc.,
• 'An' is used before a singular form of noun and before the vowel sounds of letters. (Eg): an ant, an ox, an eagle, etc.,
• 'The' is an article that could be used before singular and plural nouns. When it comes before singular nouns, then it can also mean that it talks about a specific thing/ person. (Eg): the moon, the students, the child who cried (specifying), etc.,
• In the given statement we have a noun 'university professor'. It  is singular and there is no specific thing attached to it. So we cannot use 'the'. We must use only the indefinite article here.
• The word 'university' begins with a vowel 'u'. But the phonic sound of it is /ju:/ which is the consonant sound of 'y'. As 'y' is a consonant, this word 'university' takes 'a' before it.
• Therefore the answer will be: His mother is a university professor.