Question

Determiners 1) we have only _minutes to spare (few, a few, the few)​

Answer 1

Answer:

we have only a few minutes to spare

Explanation:

Answer 2

We have only a few minutes to spare. -This is the correct answer.

Explanation:

• We have to find out the correct form of 'few' to be used here.
• The word 'few' means 'no/ nil/nothing'. So we cannot say 'we have only few minutes to spare'. There is no meaning in it.
• The words 'the few' means that there is something less and we are talking about that particular less amount. So we cannot say 'only the few minutes'.
• 'A few' means 'some' . This is the correct answer. The meaning of the sentence becomes: we have only some time to spare.
• Therefore the answer is: We have only a few minutes to spare.