Fill in the blank with the most appropriate determiner:
Before the sowing season, the farmers got ______ advice from the agriculture officer about the new paddy seeds.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → lots of
Complete sentence: Before the sowing season, the farmers got lots of advice from the agriculture officer about the new paddy seeds. “Advice” is uncountable (we cannot count it).
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) many | a large number, only with countable plural nouns | Many fishermen go out to sea before dawn. |
| (2) lots of (answer) | a large amount or number, with both countable and uncountable nouns | We had lots of fun at the Dussehra mela. |
| (3) several | more than two but not many, with countable plural nouns | Meena has read several detective stories this summer. |
| (4) a few | some, a small number, with countable plural nouns | We stopped at a few dhabas on the way to Jaipur. |