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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A few and few as pronouns

Hi. I think the phrases/words "a few" and "few" are pronouns and don't think we have to think of them in terms of the positive- and negative-polarity view point. Then how can we use those correctly (as pronouns)?
  

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Hi Anon I'd say the positive/negative polarity is still there even when "a few" and "few" are used as pronouns. For example: + Everybody in town participated in the lottery, and a few won. (+ some people won).

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  • Hi Anon I'd say the positive/negative polarity is still there even when "a few" and "few" are used as pronouns.
  • For example: + Everybody in town participated in the lottery, and a few won.
  • (+ some people won).
  • - Everybody in town participated in the lottery, but few won.
  • (- not many people won).
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Hi Anon

I'd say the positive/negative polarity is still there even when "a few" and "few" are used as pronouns.

For example:

+ Everybody in town participated in the lottery, and a few won. (+ some people won).

- Everybody in town participated in the lottery, but few won. (- not many people won).
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