CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There is ____ water in that jug
A
Any
B
Few
C
Some
D
Of you
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Drunken, There is Drunken water in the jug. This is the correct form of the word.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is a little water in the jug.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Some/ any’ determines uncountable noun(s). But ‘some’ is not acceptable for the blank space because already it is mentioned that there is no water in the glass. So ‘any’ is perfect for the blank space. Example: There is some water in the glass.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: There is a little milk left in the jug.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. Some is an Indefinite Numeral determiner which indicates the indefinite amount of noun. Water isn’t a countable noun thus we use “some” with it.

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