Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable determiner:
There isn't ________ ink in this ink-pot.

• A. some
• B. little
• C. any
• D. many

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Determiners are words placed in front of a noun to make it clear what the noun refers to.

'Any' is the correct answer because 'ink' is an uncountable noun and it is a negative sentence. Hence option C is the correct answer.

Option A is incorrect because 'some' is used in positive sentences.

Option B is incorrect because 'little' indicates that something exists only in a small amount or to a slight degree. Since from the sentence we know that there is no ink in the ink-pot, this option is incorrect as well.

Option D is grammatically and logically incorrect as 'many' refers to a large amount of something.