Model-1
Wrong Question:
Having lost a fortune in the stock market, he does not have some money to invest.
Why?
‘Some’ is used in positive or affirmative sentences. ‘Any’ is used in ‘negative’ and ‘interrogative’ sentences. The above one is a negative sentence. So, ‘any’ is used instead of ‘some’.
Right Question:
Having lost a fortune in the stock market, he does not have any money to invest.
Model-2
Wrong Question:
I have many friends; I’ve known few of them since high school.
Why?
There is a difference between ‘few’ and ‘a few'. ‘A few’ means a small number, not many. ‘Few’ means ‘almost not’. ‘A few’ gives a positive meaning and ‘few’ gives a negative meaning..
Right Question:
I have many friends; I’ve known a few of them since high school.
Model-3
Wrong Question:
As no one in his family likes politics, he has a little interest in it.
Why?
Like ‘few’ and ‘a few’, ‘a little' give positive meaning and ‘little’ give negative meaning. The meaning of ‘little’ is ‘not much’ or ‘not enough' or ‘almost nothing’. ‘A Little’ means ‘some quantity’.
Right Question:
As no one in his family likes politics, he has little interest in it.
Model-4
Wrong Question:
Rabindranath Tagore is first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.
Why?
Before adjectives of ordinal numbers such as first, second, third, fourth etc., a definite article must be used. The other type of number adjectives are cardinal numbers such as 1,2,3,4 etc..
Right Question:
Rabindranath Tagore is the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.