Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Helen has got only _________ money.
A) Any
B) A little
C) No
D) Few

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective are the words that modifies or describes the noun or pronoun. An adjective names the qualities of all kinds. For example: many, few, millions, eleven, old, green and cheerful.

Complete answer:
It is clear from the sentence ‘Helen has got only _________ money’ that the answer must be an adjective. Further, the sentence indicates that Helen has a certain amount of money. Thus, the answer must be an adjective of quantity.
Option A) Any – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ‘any’ is ‘used to express a lack of restriction in selecting one of a specified class’ and any is used for asking questions and for the negative sentences and the above sentence is not about asking question and this option does not fit correctly with the object money in the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) A little – is the correct answer because the meaning of ‘a little’ is ‘small quantity’ and ‘only’ in the sentence indicates that the amount of money is small. Thus, ‘a little’ is an adjective of quantity that fits well in the object money. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) No – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ‘no’ is ‘not any’ and the use of this option in the blank does not suit well because the sentence gives an idea of a small amount of money but this option says no money. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Few – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of few is ‘small amount in number’ and ‘few’ cannot be used in the blank because ‘few’ is used for the plural objects. And few are used for the countable objects and ‘money’ is not one of them. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Order of adjectives: Quantity and quality, size, age, shape, color, origin, material and purpose or qualifier. So, the answer should be in the 1st order of adjectives, that is - quantity. Examples of adjectives of quantity are: He eats a whole apple daily.