Thursday, 26 February 2015

few / a few , little/ a little

Video explicativo de la diferencia entre estos quantifiers.



(englishzone.com)
 
example:
meaning:
count 
nouns
a few
I saw a few friends at the mall.
two or three   (positive)
I saw two or three friends at the mall.
few
He has few friends because he's so mean.
almost none (negative)
He has almost no friends because he's so mean.
non
count
nouns
a little
I have a little  homework.
a small amount   (positive)
I have a small amount of  homework.
little
There is little pollution in that country.
almost none (negative)
There is almost no pollution in that country.

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