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“Some” marcadoras is it un, unas, unos, or una

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The correct answer is: [B]: " unas " .

→ that is; " Unas marcadoras."
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Note: The question asks about the particular Spanish word—marcadoras—and which form of the indefinite article—

Note: The term "indefinite article" refers to:

["some"] (plural) ; or, ["a(n)"] (singular)} would be used.
We are given the following answer choices:
[A]: ' un ' ;

[B]: ' unas ' ;

[C]: ' unos ' ;

[D]: ' una ' .
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Note that these answer choices constitute all the possible indefinite articles in the Spanish language.
Note that in Spanish, the word: "marcadoras"—is a feminine, plural noun. Furthermore, the Spanish word: "marcadora"—is the feminine, single noun version. This single feminine Spanish noun, along with the definite article, would be: la marcadora.
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Note that for Spanish—{Note: exception explained at end of this answer.}:

As a general rule: {Note: Exception explained at end of this answer.}:

Definite article Indefinite article
["the"] ["a(n}"—singular]; or;

["some"]—plural]:

Single noun, masculine: el un

Single noun, feminine: la una

Plural noun, masculine: los unos
{→ or: [group of at least
one masculine;
and one or more feminine] ;
take the plural noun, masculine: los unos
⇒ i.e. {"same as above"}.
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Plural noun, feminine: las unos

Since the Spanish word: "marcadoras" —is a plural, feminine noun, the indefinite form would be unas marcadas ;

→ which corresponds to Answer choice: [B]: " unas ".

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Note: This should not be confused with the Spanish word:
el marcador ; [single noun, masculine];

in which the plural form would be:
los marcadores ; and the indefinite pronouns for both the single noun form and plural noun forms, respectively, would be "un" ; and "unos".
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Other note: One expection in the Spanish language:
For Spanish words in that begin with the Spanish a as the first syllable, the single, noun form, for the indefinite article is "el" , and the single noun, indefinite article is "un" by conventionsince otherwise the pronunciation would be difficult to comprehend}.
Examples: El agua as divertida. La usamos para cocinar.
water—el agua (feminine);
Africa—el África (feminine):
soul—el alama (feminine).
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Hope this is helpful to you;
Best wishes to you in your academic endeavors!

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