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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

(a) few

I need help,
I need to know which meaning of (a)few/(a)little conveys in the following:

Few people died in the accident.
A few people died in the accident.

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Anonymous Few people died in the accident. Some people died; but 'few' here tells you that there weren't a lot of(many) people, and perhaps it wasn't that big an accident. Anonymous A few people died in the accident.

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  • Anonymous Few people died in the accident.
  • Some people died; but 'few' here tells you that there weren't a lot of(many) people, and perhaps it wasn't that big an accident.
  • Anonymous A few people died in the accident.
  • Some people died; but 'a few' here says a considerable number, and perhaps it was a big accident.
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AnonymousFew people died in the accident.
Some people died; but 'few' here tells you that there weren't a lot of(many) people, and perhaps it wasn't that big an accident.
AnonymousA few people died in the accident.
Some people died; but 'a few' here says a considerable number, and perhaps it was a big accident.
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