Question

Fill in the blank using the correct option given:
There was a curfew in the town, so there was a _________ traffic on the roads.

• A. some
• B. the little
• C. little
• D. a few

Answer 1

The correct option is C little

Option A - 'Some' means 'little'. However, we can't use 'some' here as it is never accompanied by an article. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'The little' is used as a determiner to explain 'the small amount' of something. As the sentence already has an article 'a' before the blank, we can't use 'the' here. Also, the traffic can't be small. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'A few' means 'some' and it is used with countable nouns only. As 'traffic' is uncountable, we can't use 'a few' here. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'Little' means 'less/some'. It is often used in affirmative sentences with uncountable nouns. Hence, we can use 'little traffic.' Thus option C is the correct answer.

'There was a curfew in the town, so there was little traffic on the roads.'