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A little and little refer to uncountable nouns or determiners, and used with the singular form.
Uses:
She has a little piece of cake.
There's little tea left in the kettle.
A few and few refer to countable nouns/determiners, and are used with the plural form:
Uses:
There were a few grapes in the basket.
I have seen few films in my life.
A little and a few convey a positive meaning (satisfactory condition).
Uses:
I have a little money (you can buy some books).
We have received a few applications (enough).
Little and few convey a negative meaning (unsatisfactory condition).
Uses:
There was little food in the kitchen (not enough).
She had few friends in that city (not many).
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Common Errors: Correct use of A Little, A Few, Little and Few
A little and little refer to uncountable nouns or determiners, and used with the singular form.
Uses:
She has a little piece of cake.
There's little tea left in the kettle.
A few and few refer to countable nouns/determiners, and are used with the plural form:
Uses:
There were a few grapes in the basket.
I have seen few films in my life.
A little and a few convey a positive meaning (satisfactory condition).
Uses:
I have a little money (you can buy some books).
We have received a few applications (enough).
Little and few convey a negative meaning (unsatisfactory condition).
Uses:
There was little food in the kitchen (not enough).
She had few friends in that city (not many).
- Grammatube - Learn Everything About Countable And Uncountable Nouns
How many money do you have? / How much money do you have? Do you know which of the previous questions is wrong? Which one sounds ?strange?? The key is to understand how to use countable and uncountable nouns in English. In this new post we introduce...
- Noun
Noun lessons ..... Definition of Noun & Type of Noun How To Make NounNouns that are always PluralNouns that are always singularNoun seems like plural but singular in use Noun seems singular but plural in use Nouns that are use in both...
- There Is And There Are In English
We use there is and there are to say that something exists. Positive SentencesWe use there is for singular and there are for plural.There is one table in the classroom.There are three...
- Countable And Uncountable Nouns In English
A) Most nouns have singular and plural forms. They are countable nouns.e.g. One letter, two lettersThere is a letter on the table for you. (singular)There are letters on the table for you. (plural)B) Some nouns only have...
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Let's start our lesson with Nouns. Nouns are words for people, animals, things, and ideas" But, Thomson and Martinet (1986:24) state that "there are four kinds of noun in English, such as: 1. Common nouns, e.g : dog, man, table 2. Proper nouns e.g...