Complete the following sentence using the correct determiner:
Our phones had no signal at the hill camp, but ______ messages got through from the top of the ridge, so Maa knew we were safe.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → a few
Complete sentence: Our phones had no signal at the hill camp, but a few messages got through from the top of the ridge, so Maa knew we were safe. “Messages” can be counted, and “so Maa knew we were safe” shows that some messages did reach her.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) little | with uncountable nouns (things we cannot count); means hardly any | The plants got little water during the heatwave. |
| (2) few | hardly any: a negative sense | Few students had read the chapter before class. |
| (3) a few (answer) | some, a small number: a positive sense, with countable plural nouns | Riya clicked a few photos at the Taj Mahal. |
| (4) a great deal of | a large amount of, with uncountable nouns | Painting the house took a great deal of effort. |