Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: little money
Explanation:
Concept/Approach: 'little' vs. 'a little' with uncountables
'Little' (without article) ≈ hardly any/insufficient; 'a little' ≈ some (enough/positive). In polite requests, we want the positive sense: 'a little money'.
Step-by-step correction
B: 'little money' → 'a little money'.Corrected: 'Will you lend me a little money to tide over this crisis?'
Common pitfalls
Using negative-leaning quantifiers in requests, which changes meaning.
Final Answer
B — Should be 'a little money'.
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