Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective.
We decided to meet since both of us had ________ time to spare.
a) few
b) a few
c) little
d) a little

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. An adjective is the word class that qualifies nouns.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us indicates that ‘we’ decided to meet because they had some time spare. The option should be an adjective used for uncountable nouns, as ‘time’ is uncountable.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'few', refers to a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as ‘time’ is not a count noun.
Option (b.), ‘a few', refers to ‘more than one but indefinitely small in number.’Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as ‘time’ is not a count noun.
Option (c.), ‘little', refers to ‘limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.’Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it indicates that ‘we’ did not have enough time to meat, that their time was limited, which is not the case/
Option (d.), ‘a little', refers to ‘to a small degree; somewhat.’Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it indicates that ‘we’ decided to meet because they had some time spare.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of count nouns. A count noun is a noun that forms plurals. Plural is the form of a word that is used to denote more than one.