Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 39)
Directions to Solve

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.


39.
...... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
A few
Few
The few
Fewer
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Ashwini said:   1 decade ago
Few:has negative meaning.

Eg:few students suffer from fever. It means that none is suffering from fever.

A few :has positive meaning.

The few:not many, but all.

Can some one tell me about fewe?

Puja said:   1 decade ago
As both wrds have same meaning
- Amounting to or consisting of a small number
bt few is used when we consider things that are not noun
eg.one of my few bad habits
and
a few is used with noun
eg.A few of the books have torn jackets.


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