Assignment 2 - Structuring Skills

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How to use A little / a fewlittle / few : 

How to use A little / a fewlittle / few By Jeerawan Tandee Created on May 07, 2010

VS : 

VS a little a few a little soup a little water a little money a little time a few books a few days a few people A little A few a few questions + uncountable noun + plural noun

A little = some but not much : 

A little = some but not much She didn’t eat anything, but she drank a little water. I speak a little Spanish. (= some Spanish but not much) A: Can you speak Spanish? B: A little.

A few = some but not many : 

A few = some but not many Last night I wrote a few letters. We’re going away for a few days. I speak a few words of Spanish. A: Do you have any stamps? B: A few. Do you want one?

a little : 

a little little (without a) = almost no or almost nothing There was little food in the fridge. (It was almost empty.) You can say very little. Dan is very thin because he eats very little. (= almost nothing) X

a few : 

a few few (without a) = almost no There were few people in the theater. (It was almost empty.) You can say very few. Your English is very good. You make very few mistakes. X

little and a little : 

little and a little A little is a positive idea. They have a little money, but they’re not rich. (= they have some money.) Little (or very little) is a negative idea. They are very poor. They have (very) little money. (= almost no money) I have a little money. I have little money.

Few and a few : 

Few and a few A few is a positive idea. I have a few friends, so I’m not lonely. (= I have some friends) Few (or very few) is a negative idea. I’m sad and I’m lonely. I have (very) few friends. (= almost no friends) I have a few friends. I have few friends.

Reference : 

Reference Murphy, R. (2008). Basic grammar in use. New York: Cambridge University Press.