Question

Fill in the blank with most appropriate word-
The shop hasn’t got _______ birthday cards.
a) Many
b) Much
c) Some
d) A little

Answer 1

Hint:Read the given phrase/sentence carefully. Try to make out the meaning of it and find the subject or the predicate or the main object of the sentence.

Complete answer:
 The given sentence conveys that there is a shop that has a less number of birthday cards. We have to fill in the given blank with any one option among the four given options. The four words define quantity in different ways. Choose which one suits the best for the sentence.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option -
Option ‘a’ is Many. It is an adjective which means a large number of something. For example There are many plants in the garden.
Option ‘b’ is Much. It is a determiner which means a great amount or quantity of something. For example, This gratitude was much needed by you.
Option ‘c’ is Some. It is a determiner which means an unspecified amount or number or something. For example, I made some money from the job.
Option ‘d’ is A little. (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the correct word is – many. Hence, option ‘a’ is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. Don’t confuse between ‘many’ and ‘much’. Many describe countable nouns, whereas much describes non-countable nouns.