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How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 1:56pm On May 30, 2017 |
'Little', 'a little', 'few' and 'a few' are called quantifiers. They are used to show the quantity of something. Many English speakers often use these words in the wrong way. Little and A little Little and a little are used with uncountable nouns. ‘Little’ is used in a negative sense to mean hardly any or almost nothing. i. He added little sugar to the tea. (It means he added almost no sugar to the tea) ‘A little’ means some but not much. i. He added a little sugar to the tea. (It means he added some sugar to the tea) Few and A few Few and a few are used with countable nouns. ‘Few’ is used in a negative sense to mean not many. i. Few students passed the examination. (It means none or not many student passed the examination) ‘A few’ means some or a small number of people. i. A few students passed the examination. ( It means a small number of student passed the examination) source: http://WWW.aftertopic.com.ng |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by nextprince: 2:06pm On May 30, 2017 |
OP, well done. One idiot who claimed to be a graduate of English (prolly to bully me into submission) was arguing with me on the use of these words sometimes back. How I wish the slowpoke will come around and dust off his ignorance. |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 3:45pm On May 30, 2017 |
nextprince: you are welcome |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 8:48pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
more please |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by swiz123(m): 10:35pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
very educative |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 3:49pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
swiz123:sure it is. |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 1:23pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
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Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Fessy09(m): 1:48pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
nice one op, meanwhile we await moving it to FP |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Nobody: 2:50pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Thanks. We learn everyday. |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 7:48pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
of course. |
Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 9:33am On Jun 16, 2017 |
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Re: How You Really Make Use Of This Words: Few, A Few, Little, A Little by Simpsonrocket(m): 5:24pm On Jun 18, 2017 |
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