Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 13)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
13.
The intruder stood quietly for few moments
Discussion:
25 comments Page 1 of 3.
Pooja said:
1 decade ago
Few=nothing.
A few=some.
A few=some.
Sam said:
1 decade ago
It should be "for a few moment". How can a plural follow "a".
Abhi said:
1 decade ago
I agree with sam..
Sourabh said:
1 decade ago
'a few' together means plural, hence moments.
Moiz khan said:
1 decade ago
I agree with sourabh.
Neelu said:
1 decade ago
I agree with sourabh
Supriya said:
1 decade ago
Agree with pooja. That the right answer.
Maggi said:
1 decade ago
Well as I understand, here goes the rule - Few is a quantifier that can be used with countable nouns( you can count moments) and is often preceded by 'a'.
Ofcourse - quantitavily a few > few .
Ofcourse - quantitavily a few > few .
Ankit Bhardwaj said:
1 decade ago
Why not " the few "?
Rahul Saxena said:
1 decade ago
@Pooja good attempt but not 100% correct but you showed the way. Thanks for that. Please check out these important facts.
A few means :- small number. Used for countable things such as boys, people.
Eg: There were only a few students in the class.
Few means :- no eg There were few students in the class so the class could not start.
A little:- used with uncountable things such as sugar.
Eg: There was a little sugar available in the house. So I could prepare only one cup of coffee.
Little: no, eg There was little sugar in the house. So I could not prepare coffee.
A few means :- small number. Used for countable things such as boys, people.
Eg: There were only a few students in the class.
Few means :- no eg There were few students in the class so the class could not start.
A little:- used with uncountable things such as sugar.
Eg: There was a little sugar available in the house. So I could prepare only one cup of coffee.
Little: no, eg There was little sugar in the house. So I could not prepare coffee.
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