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    This document discusses the differences between the quantifiers "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. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each quantifier with countable and uncountable nouns. Finally, a multiple choice exercise is included to reinforce the rules.

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    This document discusses the differences between the quantifiers "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. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each quantifier with countable and uncountable nouns. Finally, a multiple choice exercise is included to reinforce the rules.

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    This document discusses the differences between the quantifiers "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. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each quantifier with countable and uncountable nouns. Finally, a multiple choice exercise is included to reinforce the rules.

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    A Little or A Few

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    This document discusses the differences between the quantifiers "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. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each quantifier with countable and uncountable nouns. Finally, a multiple choice exercise is included to reinforce the rules.

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    A little, a few, little or few

    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 every day.

    I've got (very) little money. I need to borrow some.


    hardly any / not
    I've got (very) few friends. I need to make new enough
    friends.

    The rules:
    A little, a few, (very) little and (very) few are generally used in affirmative
    statements, not negatives or questions. A little and (very) little are used with
    uncountable nouns. A few and (very) few are used with countable nouns.

    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.

    CCAA CAMBU EXTRA MATERIAL 1

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