A biology teacher told us that a orangutan is strong enough to lift up the side of a small car.
Correct answer: B. a orangutan
- A. A biology
- B. a orangutan
- C. the side
- D. a small
Explanation
Option B is corrected by replacing "a" with "an" before "orangutan" to adhere to the rule of using "an" before words that begin with a vowel sound. The corrected sentence is:"A biology teacher told us that an orangutan is strong enough to lift up the side of a small car."Now, let's analyze the other options:A) "A biology"Option A is already correct. It represents the profession "biology teacher" and is appropriate in this context.C) "the side"Option C is already correct. It represents a specific side of the car and is appropriate in this context.D) "a small"Option D is already correct. It represents the size of the car and is appropriate in this context.
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