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    The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the opti
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    The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option 'No Error'.
    As both a novelist and/ an university lecturer,/ she has two strings to her bow.

    A.

    she has two strings to her bow.

    B.

    No error

    C.

    an university lecturer,

    D.

    As both a novelist and

    Correct option is C

    Option (c) contains an error.
    Explanation: The article "an" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound, not just a vowel letter. Although "university" starts with a vowel 'u', it is pronounced as 'yu', which is a consonant sound. Therefore, the correct article should be "a", not "an".
    Correct sentence: As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has two strings to her bow.
    Grammatical rule used:
    Use "a" before consonant sounds and "an" before vowel sounds.
    Example:
    · He is a European. (Because 'European' starts with the 'y' consonant sound)
    · She bought an umbrella. (Because 'umbrella' starts with a vowel sound)
    �� Info booster: Always check pronunciation rather than spelling when deciding between "a" and "an".

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