Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable determiner:
Jane didn't buy any oranges but I purchased ________.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B some

Determiners are words placed in front of a noun to make it clear what the noun refers to. Quantifiers are a part of determiners which are used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

'Some' and 'any' are quantifiers which are used when the speaker cannot specify or does not need/want to specify a number or an exact amount. We use 'some' when the context is positive and 'any' when it is negative. Since the given sentence is positive, option B is the correct answer.

Since the sentence is not negative option A is incorrect.

'Few' and 'little' are used to indicate insufficient amount. Since from the given sentence we do not have enough information to know if the quantity is sufficient or not, options C and D are incorrect.