Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:
It snowed any day in December.
This question has multiple correct options.
A) NO CHANGE
B) It snowed every day in December.
C) It snowed each day in December.
D) It snowed a little in December.

Answer 1

Hint: A quantifier is a word that usually goes before a noun to express the quantity of the object; for example, a little milk. Most quantifiers are followed by a noun, though it is also possible to use them without the noun when it is clear what we are referring to. For example: Do you want some milk?



Complete answer:
In English grammar quantifiers are some, many, few or any.
Option A) NO CHANGE – this option is void because best correct options are there in the option.

Option B) It snowed every day in December – is the correct answer because the quantifier ‘every’ is a kind of determiner and the meaning of ‘every’ is ‘everyone, regarded as a whole’. So, this option is the best to correct the sentence.

Option C) It snowed each day in December – is the correct answer because the quantifier ‘each’ is a kind of determiner and the meaning of ‘each’ is everyone, regarded individually’. So, this option is also the best way to correct the sentence.

Option D) It snowed a little in December – is an incorrect answer because ‘little’ used with singular uncountable nouns but snow is a plural uncountable noun. Thus, little cannot be used. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.


Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ B’ & Option ‘C’.

Note: Quantifiers are used to indicate the amount or quantity of something referred to by a noun. ‘Each’ and ‘every’ is a quantifier but also a kind of determiner. Determiners are used to introduce a noun (snow is a noun). Thus, Option B and C are the most appropriate answers.