Pick out the most effective word from the given word to fill in the blank to…
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Pick out the most effective word from the given word to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
He has been seriously injured. There is . . . . . . . hope for his survival.
- A.
a little
- B.
a few
- C.
little
- D.
few
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: little
Explanation:
Hope is an uncountable noun, so it takes quantifiers for uncountable nouns (for example, little, a little).
'Little' (without 'a') means a small amount and often implies insufficiency or lack. It matches the intended sense that the chance of survival is very small.
'A little' suggests a small but positive amount and would imply some hope remains; that nuance does not fit the strong lack of hope implied by the context.
'Few' and 'a few' are used with plural countable nouns (for example, 'few friends'), so they are not correct with 'hope'.
Complete sentence: He has been seriously injured. There is little hope for his survival.