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Here is an __________.
(A)one-year-old boy (B)open door (C)ugly dog and cat (D) Amy's angry sister

Q:The answer is (B), why not (A) or (D)

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[CP]

Here is an __________.

(A) an one-year-old boy won't work because one is pronounced like won, and does not take an, but rather a, as the indefinite article

(B) an open door works because open starts with a vowel that takes an

(C) an ugly dog and cat won't work because the verb is singular but dog and cat are plural

(D) an Amy's angry sister won't work because there is no article needed before Amy
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