Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Select 'No article needed' if the sentence does not need an article.

The Physicist made ___ innovative breakthrough in the field of quantum mechanics.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is ' an' .

Key Points

The article "an" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
The word "innovative" begins with a vowel sound, so "an" is the correct article to use.
Options 1, 3, and 4 are grammatically incorrect in this context.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Complete Sentence: "The Physicist made an innovative breakthrough in the field of quantum mechanics."

Additional Information

Option 1: "the" is incorrect because "the" is a definite article and does not fit the context here.
Option 3: "No article needed" is incorrect because an article is required before "innovative."
Option 4: "a" is incorrect because "a" is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.