Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
___________ the volcanoes in Japan are active.

• A. However of
• B. Several of
• C. Few
• D. There are

Answer 1

The correct option is B Several of

Option B: 'Several of' is a quantifier that gives an indefinite number of something 'volcanoes'. ('Several' means 'more than two but not many'.)
Option A: 'However of' is grammatically incorrect, because 'however' is an adverb and it does not form a complete meaning with 'of'. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C: 'Few' refers to a small quantity; when it modifies the noun, it should be placed right before the noun 'volcanoes'. If an article is already placed before it 'the', then 'few' should be followed by 'of': 'few of the volcanoes'. Since that isn't the case here, option C is incorrect.
Option D: 'There are' does not form a complete and meaningful sentence. It does not modify the noun 'volcanoes'. Hence option D is incorrect.