Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
Before the bus came, Rekha used ______ time she had left to revise her map work.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → the little
Complete sentence: Before the bus came, Rekha used the little time she had left to revise her map work. “Time” is uncountable, and the words “she had left” point to one known amount. That needs “the”.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) a little | some, a small amount: a positive sense | Add a little salt to the dal. |
| (2) little | hardly any: a negative sense | There is little shade on this road in May. |
| (3) the few | with countable plural nouns (things we can count) | He sold the few goats he owned. |
| (4) the little (answer) | all of the small amount there is, with uncountable nouns | Papa spent the little money he had saved on my books. |