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GATE 2013
Medium
Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:
(A) He is of Asian origin. (B) They belonged to Africa. (C) She is an European. (D) They migrated from India to Australia.
- AHe is of Asian origin.
- BThey belonged to Africa.
- She is an European.
- DThey migrated from India to Australia.
Explanation
The article 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel SOUND, not just a vowel letter. 'European' begins with a consonant sound (a 'y' glide, as in 'yer-o-pee-an'), so it takes 'a', not 'an' — 'a European' is correct, making 'an European' grammatically incorrect. The other three sentences are all grammatically sound.
Source: GATE ME 2013 (Booklet Code A) (2013)
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