Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the correct words given in List-II.
| LIST-I Fill in the blanks | LIST-II Words |
| A. I have _________ influence in the political field. | I. a little |
| B. There is no milk left. I have given ___ milk I had to the cat. | II. some |
| C. I've only read _____ of the book so far. | III. the little |
| D. _________ dreams are very disturbing. | IV. little |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A. I have little influence in the political field. | IV. little | Little (without "a") means hardly any, not enough; it has a negative sense: the speaker has almost no influence. |
| B. There is no milk left. I have given the little milk I had to the cat. | III. the little | The little means all of the small amount that there was; "no milk left" shows that the whole small quantity was given away. |
| C. I've only read a little of the book so far. | I. a little | A little means a small amount, but some; it has a positive sense: some part of the book has been read. |
| D. Some dreams are very disturbing. | II. some | Some with a plural countable noun means a certain number of, not all. "Little" goes only with uncountable nouns, so only "some" fits "dreams". |