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A Little or A Few

The document discusses the expressions "a little", "a few", "(very) little", and "(very) few". It states that "a little" and "a few" mean some or enough, while "(very) little" and "(very) few" mean hardly any or not enough. It provides examples of how each expression is used in affirmative sentences and with countable vs. uncountable nouns. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to identify which quantifier - "a little" or "a few" - should be used in different sentence contexts.

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A Little or A Few

The document discusses the expressions "a little", "a few", "(very) little", and "(very) few". It states that "a little" and "a few" mean some or enough, while "(very) little" and "(very) few" mean hardly any or not enough. It provides examples of how each expression is used in affirmative sentences and with countable vs. uncountable nouns. The document concludes with an exercise asking the reader to identify which quantifier - "a little" or "a few" - should be used in different sentence contexts.

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A little or a few, little or few

A little, a few, very little, very few

The expressions a little and a few mean some or enough.

The expressions (very) little and (very) few mean hardly any or not enough.

A little, a few, (very) little and (very) few are quantifiers

Study the following examples:

Examples Meaning
I've got a little money. I'm going to the cinema.
some/enough
I've got a few friends. We meet everyday.
I've got (very) little money. I need to borrow some.
hardly any / not enough
I've got (very) few friends. I need to make new friends.

The rules:

Affirmative sentences:

A little, a few, (very) little and (very) few are generally used in affirmative statements, not
negatives or questions.

Countable and uncountable nouns:

1. A little and (very) little are used with uncountable nouns (money, bread,
water...)
2. A few and (very) few are used with countable nouns (friends, tables,
teachers..)

(See more about countable and uncountable nouns here.)

Meaning:

1. A little and a few mean: some or enough.

Example:

"I have got a little money" = I have got some money. It's enough for me to do
what I want.
"I have got a few friends" = I have got some or enough friends. We meet
every day.
2. (Very) little and (very) few mean; hardly any or not enough.

Examples:

I have got (very) little money = I have got hardly any. I haven't got enough.
I'll borrow some from my friend.
I have got (very) few friends = I have got hardly any. I haven't got enough. I
need to make new friends.

Decide whether you have to use "a little" or "a few".

1. We had _____ snow last winter.


2. ________ people were interested in the exhibition.
3. I speak _______French.
4. There are _______students in the classroom.
5. She has _______relatives.
6. There is _______ water in the pond.
7. The professor spends______ time playing tennis on Sundays.
8. We have ________knowledge of this phenomenon.
9. There are_________ mushrooms in my mushroom soup.
10. ______animals can survive in the desert.

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