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

There are very little peoples in this world who are bold enough to defy social customs.

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  1. very few people
  2. too much people
  3. very much peoples
  4. No substitution required

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Option 1 : very few people
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The correct answer is 'very few people'.

Key Points

  • The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
  • Here, 'very few people' should be used instead of 'very little peoples'.
  • We use few and a few with countable nouns in the plural form, and we use little and a little with uncountable nouns.
  • In the given sentence 'peoples' should be changed into 'people' because we don't use 's' after 'people'.
  • Example: 
    • Few people live to be 100.
  • Hence, 'very few people' should be used.
     

Correct Sentence: There are very few people in this world who are bold enough to defy social customs.

Hinglish

  • दिया गया वाक्य व्याकरण की दृष्टि से गलत है।
  • यहाँ 'very little peoples' के स्थान पर 'very few people' का प्रयोग किया जाना चाहिए।
  • हम plural form में countable nouns के साथ few और a few का उपयोग करते हैं, और हम uncountable nouns के साथ little और a little उपयोग करते हैं।
  • दिए गए वाक्य में 'peoples' को 'people' में बदलना चाहिए क्योंकि हम 'people' के बाद 's' का प्रयोग नहीं करते हैं।
  • Example: 
    • Few people live to be 100.
  • इसलिए 'very few people' का प्रयोग करना चाहिए। 
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