The part of the sentence that is underlined may contain an error. Choose the option that replaces it correctly (or 'No change').
Swetha has eaten few bad fish.
Swetha has eaten few bad fish.
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- bad fish
- some bad fish
- little bad fish
- more bad fish
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The sentence needs a quantifier that simply states an unspecified amount was eaten. 'Some' fits an affirmative statement about an indefinite quantity, whereas 'few' (without 'a') carries a negative shade meaning 'hardly any', which does not suit this plain statement.
- some bad fish is correct because 'some' naturally expresses an indefinite amount in a positive statement.
- bad fish is wrong because dropping the quantifier leaves the amount unstated and the sentence incomplete in sense.
- little bad fish is wrong because 'little' is used with uncountable nouns, not with countable 'fish' in this sense.
- more bad fish is wrong because 'more' implies a comparison that the sentence does not set up.
The correct sentence is 'Swetha has eaten some bad fish'.
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