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1. Quantifiers - Few / Little / A Few / A Little THese quantifiers are used to show a small quantity of something, for example "I have a few books" means I have a small quantity of books.
A Few A few is used with countable nouns to show a small quantity. It is used in affirmative statements, but not negatives. We generally use any or questions. For example: - I have a few books. - I don't have a few books This is incorrect. - I don't have any books This is correct. - Do you have a few books? Sometimes this is possibe, but generally speaking we use any for questions, for example "Do you have any books?"
Few There is an important difference between a few and few. Few without a is used to mean we don't have enough of something. For example: - She has few apples in the refrigerator. (She doesn't have enough apples). - She has a few apples in the refrigerator. (She has a small quantity of apples)
A Little A little is used with uncountable nouns to show a small quantity. Again, it is generally used in affirmative statements, not negatives or questions. For example: - I have a little orange juice. Negatives and Questions use "any" as usual. - I don't have a little orange juice. This is incorrect. - I don't have any orange juice. This is correct - Do you have a little orange juice? Again, we generally use any for questions, for example "Do you have any orange juice?"
Little As with few, there is also the same difference between a little and little. Little without a is used to mean we don't have enough of something. For example: - She has little for breakfast. (She doesn't eat enough for breakfast). - She has a little for breakfast. (She has a small quantity of food for breakfast).
Escrito por Andréa Parrode às 23:43
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