Question

My brother is ____ MLA.

Answer 1

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS --
My brother is AN MLA

Answer 2

My brother is an MLA.

Indefinite articles

These include a and an, which precedes nouns or pronouns which are general or non-specific.

• These also precede singular nouns that are unknown to the reader or listener.
• The article 'a' determines nouns beginning with consonants and the article 'an' determine nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
• As an exception, certain words beginning with a consonant but beginning with a vowel sound will precede by the article an.
• The noun MLA in the given sentence begins with the sound of 'em' that begins with the vowel 'e'.
• Hence, an is used before the word MLA.