Question 34
There are ___ grains of sand in the box.
Few
A few
Little
Some
English 1 (ES) Quiz 1 26 Oct 2025 — Question 34
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A few
Question 34 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1 (ES)) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M ES FOUNDATION AN EXAM QEF4 26). It carries 1 mark.
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