Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate article.
She is _______ doctor.
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) No article

Answer 1

Hint: Articles are referred to as words that help to define a noun as specific or unspecific. There are three articles: ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’. Articles are used before a noun or adjective as a modifier. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
A) A: Option A is correct the correct answer because ‘a’ is used when referring to a non-specific or non-particular noun or group. The given sentence does not refer to a particular type of doctor but says that the subject is doctor in general. Moreover, the noun does not start with a vowel. Therefore, ‘A’ is the correct article to use in the sentence.
B) An: Option B is incorrect. Though ‘an’ is also used to refer to a non-specific or non-particular noun or group, the noun ‘doctor’ used in the sentence does not start with a vowel (‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’). ‘An’ is used with nouns that are non-specific or non-particular and starts with a vowel.
C) The: Option C is incorrect. This is because ‘the’ is used to refer to a specific or particular noun or group and to specify a universal fact. It is known as a definite article because it signals that the noun is definite.
D) No article: Option D is incorrect. This is because the sentence will be incomplete and not grammatically correct if we don't use the article in the sentence.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’ i.e, She is a doctor.

Note: Points to remember:
i) ‘a’ and ‘an’ are known as indefinite articles because they do not refer to a particular or specific noun but ‘the’ is a definite article because it refers to a particular or specific known.
ii) ‘The’ is also used to specify universal facts and rules
iii) The difference between ‘a’ and ‘an’ is that ‘a’ is not used with vowels, whereas, ‘an’ is used with vowels.