Fill in the blank with the correct determiner:-
The teacher asked him ________ questions.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) - a few
Let’s test each option in the sentence:
Sentence: The teacher asked him ______ questions.
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much questions → Incorrect ❌ ("much" is used with uncountable nouns, while “questions” is countable).
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a few questions → Correct ✅ (means some questions).
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any questions → Possible in negatives or interrogatives (“Did the teacher ask him any questions?”), but awkward here in a positive statement.
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every questions → Incorrect ❌ ("every" is used with singular nouns, e.g., every question).
Final sentence: The teacher asked him a few questions.