Question

question 2 points 3
choose the option that best completes the following statement.
los ______ y las ______ son profesionales en salud.

microbiólogos / abogadas
doctores / enfermeras
enfermeros / dentistas
dentistas / profesoras

Explanation:

Analyze grammatical gender agreement

The sentence structure is: "Los [blank 1] y las [blank 2] son profesionales en salud."
The definite article "Los" is masculine plural, requiring a masculine plural noun.
The definite article "las" is feminine plural, requiring a feminine plural noun.

Evaluate the options

• "microbiólogos / abogadas": "microbiólogos" (masculine) and "abogadas" (feminine) fit grammatically, but "abogadas" (lawyers) are not health professionals ("profesionales en salud").
• "doctores / enfermeras": "doctores" (masculine) and "enfermeras" (feminine) fit grammatically, and both are health professionals.
• "enfermeros / dentistas": "dentistas" can be feminine ("las dentistas"), but "enfermeros" is masculine. However, "dentistas" is common-gender, but "doctores / enfermeras" is a more standard pairing matching the gendered articles perfectly.
• "dentistas / profesoras": "profesoras" (teachers) are not health professionals.

Confirm the correct choice

"doctores / enfermeras" matches both the grammatical gender requirements ("Los doctores y las enfermeras") and the semantic context of being health professionals.

Answer:

• (A) microbiólogos / abogadas
• (B) doctores / enfermeras (Correct answer)
• (C) enfermeros / dentistas
• (D) dentistas / profesoras