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
for few time
for the few moments
for moments
for a few moments
No correction required
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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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.

Uma said:   7 years ago
'a' will be used before countable nouns (singular).

Eg: I bought a computer.
"AN " will be used before a vowel word like (optical, honest).
'THe' will be used for Pre-introduction.

Eg: I bought a computer. The computer has a keyboard.
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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 .

Shivani sahu said:   1 decade ago
When we use 'a few' it gives positive sense.

Using article before few gives positive sense.

Example I have a few pencils.

I have few pencils.

Difference can be seen.

Sindhu said:   1 decade ago
Friends, do you know the word 'several' contains the amount less than a few, but generally we use it for many things.

Radha said:   7 years ago
Always plural for words follows by "a" irrespective of countable and noncountable form.
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Ganesh said:   9 years ago
Few and a few both are correct.
Few = some.
A few = expected + some more.

Jahangir Alam said:   7 years ago
Few= nothing, but.

A few = some, so a few is the right answer.
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Sam said:   1 decade ago
It should be "for a few moment". How can a plural follow "a".

Shuvro said:   3 years ago
Here the few= not many but whole/ not many but all there are.


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