A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate option. Choose the correct alternative.

________ months later, Steve returned to New York to look for a job.

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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 11 May, 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "A few."

Key Points

Let us understand the usage of the following:
- A little and a few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’.
- We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns.
In the given sentence, the noun is months which is a countable noun.
Thus, we will use the quantifier "a few"
Thus, the correct sentence will be: A few months later, Steve returned to New York to look for a job.

Hence, the correct answer will be option 2.

Additional Information

"Few" without the article "a" means almost none or not enough, not many.
"The few" is incorrect because it implies a specific group of people or things that are few in number.