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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My visits to my family are a few and far between.
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- few and a far between
- few and far between
- few or far between
- No improvement
Correct Option: B
few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean not many
a few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean a small number/some
⇒ Few people understand the difference.
⇒ We’ve had a few replies.
Here, few and far between is the right usage.
