Concrete is an artificial engineering material made from a

Question

Concrete is an artificial engineering material made from a mixture of portland cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates,  having a small  amount of air.
a) having a small
b) having added a small
c) adding a small
d) and a little
e) and a small

Pls post Explanations!

x97agarwal · Answer

IMO E.

Between D and E - amount has to be "small" cannot be little.

sumant1808 · Answer

Concrete is an artificial engineering material made from a mixture of portland cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates,  having a small  amount of air.
a) having a small
 coarse aggregates are not having a samll amount of air, it's the mixture. 
b) having added a small
 having added, where is the subject who performed the action ? 
c) adding a small
 adding a small, where is the subject who performed the action ? 
d) and a little
  and a little, little amount unidiomatic ? 
e) and a small

IMO E

sondenso · Answer

E too, but wonder why "little amount" is not OK?

xang · Answer

OA is  E , but wonder why can`t be little amount either???

Anyone can explain me that?

maratikus · Answer

i can't explain why "little amount" is wrong but it sounds awkward.

rahulgoyal1986 · Answer

E seems correct from tuning but why is D wrong?

x2suresh · Answer

some notes from web: 
'Little' is often used in a derogatory and abstract sense as in: of little importance/significance. Little help was offered to the poor. (not much) She showed little interest in his remarks. Small often relates to physical size with objects/people - a small person/ a small present/gift.

Example: small boy vs lillte boy.

What is the difference between them?
Ans) 
the use of 'small' when referring to a boy would reflect only his size and could be used whether the boy was 3 years old or 13. "Little" goes to age or maturity level and one might refer to an 8 year old (for example) as a 'little' boy even though he might be no shorter than average... or possibly even taller. Since young boys *are* generally of short stature, the two terms can often be used in reference to the same child.

icandy · Answer

Folks

Can comma precede and in a list of items?

Do we say Item1, Item 2 and Item3

or

Do we say Item 1, Item2 , and Item 3

Which one is correct?

rahulgoyal1986 · Answer

Thanks for adding up. It was good piece of an information but how does the above explanation fits in explaining the above SC question?

Concrete is an artificial engineering material made from a

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