Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

Can you please suggest ______ good English novels?

• A. any
• B. some
• C. less
• D. little

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

some

The quantifiers 'some' and 'any' are usually not interchangeable in sentences. 'Any' is a quantifier used in interrogatives and negative sentences. 'Some' is usually used for affirmative sentences. We normally use 'any' for interrogatives, but there is an exception here, when we're making a request or offering something we use 'some' instead of 'any'. In the given statement the speaker requests the listener to suggest some good novels. Hence option B is correct whereas option A is incorrect. 'Less' is the comparative form of 'little', used for uncountable nouns. It means the insufficiency of something and it is used when a comparison is made. The given sentence does not contain any comparison nor is the noun 'novels' uncountable, hence option C is incorrect. 'Little' is a quantifier which is used for uncountable nouns. Since the noun 'novels' is a countable noun, option D is incorrect.