Identify the errors in the given sentence and choose the sentence that rectifies these errors.
I want my son to be pharmacist and my husband wants him to be a engineer. He wishes to be architect.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4:
I want my son to be a pharmacist and my husband wants him to be an engineer. He wishes to be an architect.
Three article-related errors:
1. Missing article before pharmacist (“... to be a pharmacist”) – pharmacist is a singular, countable noun referring to a profession, so English grammar requires an indefinite article (“a” or “an”) before it.
2. Wrong article before engineer – engineer begins with a vowel sound /ɛ/, so the indefinite article should be “an” engineer, not “a”.
3. Missing article before architect – similar reasoning: “architect” also begins with a vowel sound (/ɑːr‑/), so you need “an architect”.
Why option 4 is correct:
It supplies “a pharmacist”, consistent with how singular profession nouns require “a” or “an.”
It uses “an engineer”, which correctly matches the vowel sound at the beginning of engineer.
It also correctly uses “an architect”, again matching the vowel sound in architect.
In contrast:
Option 1 misses “a” before pharmacist.
Option 2 also incorrectly uses “a architect”.
Option 3 incorrectly uses “a engineer” instead of “an engineer.”