Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I'm only going to buy ________ stamps.

• A. many
• B. much
• C. a few
• D. a little

Answer 1

The correct option is C a few

In this sentence, we would be understanding the adjective of quantity. Stamps here is a countable noun. Adjectives like much and little are only used for uncountable nouns. In this particular sentence, the word "only" specifies that the person is buying not many stamps. Now, let us first understand the difference between few and a few. Few means an amount which is very less, in other words, it means hardly any whereas "a few" is an amount which is more than few but less than many. In other words "A few" means "some" or "not many". "Not many" is the one which matches the blank. Thus "a few" is correct

Option C is correct.