Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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Only a smaller number of students participated in the 15th August celebration at school.
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- constricted
- little
- a few
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
a few : used with Plural Nouns and a Plural Verb to mean not many.
Here, a few is the right usage.