(Instituto Avança São Paulo - Avanca SP) - QUESTÃO

Choose the correct article (A, AN or THE) to complete the blanks.

My mother is ___ doctor and my father is ___ author.

Cindy recommended ___ good dentist, but ___ dentist is fully booked.

Mt. Hood is ___ volcano in Oregon. It's ___ beautiful mountain.

Ⓐ A – A – A – The – A – A

Ⓑ A – An – A – The – An – The

Ⓒ A – An – The – The – A – A

Ⓓ An – A – A – The – A – The

Ⓔ A – An – A – The – A – A

Let's analyze each blank carefully:

1. "My mother is ___ doctor"
   — "doctor" starts with a consonant sound → A

2. "and my father is ___ author."
   — "author" starts with a vowel sound → An

3. "Cindy recommended ___ good dentist,"
   — "good" starts with a consonant sound → A

4. "but ___ dentist is fully booked."
   — referring to a specific dentist already mentioned → The

5. "Mt. Hood is ___ volcano in Oregon."
   — Mt. Hood is a specific known volcano, but here it’s introduced as "a volcano in Oregon" → A

6. "It's ___ beautiful mountain."
   — "beautiful" starts with a consonant sound → A

So the correct sequence is:

A – An – A – The – A – A