Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
______ volunteers came to clean the ghats the morning after the Chhath festival.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A large number of
Complete sentence: A large number of volunteers came to clean the ghats the morning after the Chhath festival. “Volunteers” are people we can count.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) A great deal of | a large amount of, with uncountable nouns (things we cannot count) | Learning the tabla needs a great deal of practice. |
| (2) A large number of (answer) | many, with countable plural nouns (things we can count) | A large number of birds come to Bharatpur in winter. |
| (3) Much | with uncountable nouns | We did not spend much money at the fair. |
| (4) A large amount of | for quantity, with uncountable nouns | The factory uses a large amount of water every day. |