Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of options that follow.

She began to tell them _______ about her life in Maharashtra, particularly in Navi Mumbai.

Question

Question

Answer 1

The correct answer is a little.

Key Points

Let's look at the difference between the following adjectives:
- little- hardly any. (used in a negative sense)
- a little- some but not much.
- the little- not much but all that is available.
All of these adjectives are used with singular uncountable nouns.
As 'life' is a singular uncountable noun, 'a little' will be used in the blank part of the sentence.

Correct Sentence: She began to tell them a little about her life in Maharashtra, particularly in Navi Mumbai.

Additional Information

Let's look at the difference between the following adjectives:
- few- hardly any. (used in a negative sense)
- a few- some but not many.
- the few- not many but all that is available.
All of these adjectives are used with plural countable nouns.