The following sentences have been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The space agency wanted / to test with a chimp / before orbiting a astronaut / in a Mercury capsule.
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Correct option: C — before orbiting a astronaut
before orbiting an astronaut Article ‘A’ is used before the words starting from a consonant sound - (a conversation, a story). Whereas, the article ‘An’ is used before the words starting with a vowel sound(an imminent danger, an apple). Similarly, in the given sentence, ‘astronaut’ is a noun starting with a vowel sound. Hence, ‘an astronaut’ is the most appropriate answer.
