SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 25

SSC MTS Previous Year - 06 August 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q25

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.

Luckily we have got the few minutes to spare.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. a few  

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

Use of:

few: not many, hardly any.

a few: some + plural

the few: not many, but all there are.

In the given sentence, ‘a few’ is appropriate to use before ‘minutes’.

Hence, ‘a few’ is correct.