Multiple choice

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

(1) The light from a firefly is said to be “cold” because the (2) insect's utilization of the energy is so efficient that (3) a little of it (4) is converted into heat. (5) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Here the sense conveyed is that very little, if any, energy is converted into heat. So the correct usage is 'little', 'Little' means next to nothing; 'a little' means some.

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