Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
There are ___ books on computer science in your school library, so you need to purchase them from the market.
Option 1: a few
Option 2: a little
Option 3: few
Option 4: the few
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Correct Answer: few
Solution : The first option 'a few' means 'some' so is contextually incorrect to use. The second option 'a little' is used for uncountable nouns and can't be used for books. The fourth option 'the few' means not many but 'all of those' so is a misfit here. The third option is a correct fit for the sentence because 'few' is used for the countable subject 'books' and here, 'few' makes the meaning of the sentence as 'there are rare books for computer science in the library and are needed to be purchased from the market'.
Therefore, the complete statement should be "There are few books on computer science in your school library, so you need to purchase them from the market."
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