Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective:
_______ people follow the traffic rules these days.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective:
_______ people follow the traffic rules these days.
The correct option is B Few
Firstly we cannot use ‘a little’ because it is generally used to denote an uncountable noun. Since ‘people’ is a countable noun option D is incorrect. The given sentence conveys a negative meaning wherein the fact is that people don’t follow the traffic rules. Thus ‘a few’ cannot be used since ‘a few’ means some, it has a positive meaning. Thus option B is incorrect. On the other hand, ‘the few’ means not many, but all of the people in the group discussed. The sentence doesn’t speak about a small group who don’t follow the rules, it speaks about people in general, amidst which not many people follow the rules. Thus ‘the few’ couldn’t be suitable. Hence option C is incorrect. Whereas ‘few’ means hardly any, which is used to provide a negative meaning. Thus option A is correct.
Firstly we cannot use ‘a little’ because it is generally used to denote an uncountable noun. Since ‘people’ is a countable noun option D is incorrect. The given sentence conveys a negative meaning wherein the fact is that people don’t follow the traffic rules. Thus ‘a few’ cannot be used since ‘a few’ means some, it has a positive meaning. Thus option B is incorrect. On the other hand, ‘the few’ means not many, but all of the people in the group discussed. The sentence doesn’t speak about a small group who don’t follow the rules, it speaks about people in general, amidst which not many people follow the rules. Thus ‘the few’ couldn’t be suitable. Hence option C is incorrect. Whereas ‘few’ means hardly any, which is used to provide a negative meaning. Thus option A is correct.
