He has ____ MBA degree from a reputed university.
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He has ____ MBA degree from a reputed university.
Answer: B. an — ConceptIndefinite articles are chosen by the sound that begins the following spoken word, not by its first written letter. Use ‘an’ before a vowel sound and…
- A.
a
- B.
an
- C.
the
- D.
No article needed
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Indefinite articles are chosen by the sound that begins the following spoken word, not by its first written letter.
Use ‘an’ before a vowel sound and ‘a’ before a consonant sound; ‘the’ is the definite article.
Application
The abbreviation MBA is pronounced letter by letter: ‘em-bee-ay’.
The letter name ‘em’ begins with a vowel sound.
The sentence therefore reads: He has an MBA degree from a reputed university.
Cross-check
Compare ‘a university’: although university begins with the vowel letter u, its pronunciation begins with the consonant sound heard at the start of ‘yes’. This confirms that pronunciation, not spelling, controls a/an.
Result
The required article is ‘an’.