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Minutes Sales Manager Arrived I Days Ago People

Idx 1142
Keyword few
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
Correct Sentence A few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
Cloze Error Sentence [[Few]] minutes later the sales manager arrived.
Cloze Sentence [[A few]] minutes later the sales manager arrived.
Cloze Answer A few
Choices Few | A few
Explanation

a few = not many: 'I saw her just a few days ago.'

few = hardly any: 'Few people die of smallpox nowadays.'

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