Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the suitable adjective:

______ bangles she has are not worth much.

  1. Few

  2. A few

  3. A little

  4. The few

  5. The little
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D Correct answer
Explanation

“Little” indicates small quantity; “Few” indicates small number. But “Little” and “Few”, unless prefixed by indefinite article “a/an”, are negative in connotation. “Little/Few” will mean next to nothing (quantity/number). “A little/A few “will mean some quantity or number.

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