Question

This is not a matter of ___________ importance. (Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option).
A) Any
B) Little
C) Few
D) Many

Answer 1

Hint: Quantifiers are used to give information about the quantity that is giving information about the numbers of something. Quantifiers usually go before a noun. For example a little milk.

Complete answer:
There are three types of quantifiers:
1) When to describe large quantities – lot, much and many.
2) When to describe small quantities – a little, a bit, a few.
3) For undefined quantities – some and any.
The article varies depending on the phrase that comes after it, not even the verb. The distinction between "a" and "an" has no meaning; it is used to maintain the alternation of vowels and consonants when the sentence is spoken aloud. Indefinite posts, such as A and An, are used to refer to anything in a less precise way (an unspecified count noun). Furthermore, in this situation, "a little" would imply "something on than little," or "any." We may not, however, use articles before uncountable and abstract nouns are used in a broad context, as is the case in this case.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Any - Any is a plural noun adjective that can also be used in a negative sentence or a question. However, the noun in this sentence is uncountable, and the sentence is affirmativeTherefore, this is an incorrect answer because ‘any’ does not fit well in the blank and makes the sentence grammatically incorrect.
Option B) Little - "Little" is an adjective that refers to a small amount of something that is used to describe an uncountable noun. However, little is also used to describe the small quantities, and this option fits well in the blank as it shows that there is not a matter of little importance. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Few - "few" is an adjective that describes a countable noun in a small number. The use of few does not fit in the blank and make the sentence inappropriate. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Many - A countable noun is described by the adjective form many. The noun is uncountable in this situation and we cannot use countable. Therefore, the use of this option in the blank is grammatically incorrect and this is an incorrect answer.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’ i.e, This is not a matter of little importance.

Note:
- Adjectives are describing sentences that add value and meaning to the sentence.
- Articles and adjectives both are used to modify nouns present in the sentence.
- When a sentence contains an article, an adjective, and a noun, the order is normally as follows:
article+adjective+noun
- The article generally decides the quantity while adjectives show its quality.