Choose the most appropriate determiner to fill in the blank.
Rohan has ________ friends in his new college, so he spends most evenings alone.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → few
Complete sentence: Rohan has few friends in his new college, so he spends most evenings alone. The second part, “spends most evenings alone”, shows he has almost no friends.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) few (answer) | hardly any or not enough, with plural nouns: a negative sense | Few people came to the meeting, so it was put off. |
| (2) a few | some, a small but useful number: a positive sense, so being alone most evenings would not follow | I have a few friends in my colony, so I never feel lonely. |
| (3) the few | all of the small number there is: it points to a particular group named later in the sentence, and no such group is named here | The few books he owned were kept neatly on a shelf. |
| (4) a little | with uncountable nouns (milk, time, money): “friends” can be counted | Please add a little sugar to my tea. |