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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a few more

1 You'll get a few more chances.

2 You'll get few more chances.

1 means POSITIVE, while 2 means NEGATIVE like senteces without the word more, right?

Could the word chances be singular in these sentences?

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1 You'll get a few more chances. 2 You'll get few more chances. 1 means POSITIVE, while 2 means NEGATIVE like senteces without the word more , right?

— Vorpar

  • 1 You'll get a few more chances.
  • 2 You'll get few more chances.
  • 1 means POSITIVE, while 2 means NEGATIVE like senteces without the word more , right?
  • Yes.
  • Could the word chances be singular in these sentences?
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1 You'll get a few more chances.

2 You'll get few more chances.

1 means POSITIVE, while 2 means NEGATIVE like senteces without the word more, right? Yes.

Could the word chances be singular in these sentences? No, because "few" is more than one. It would only be singular if you write "You'll ge
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Thank you Vorpar. Your answer is what I really needed. I understand.

LiJ
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In these sentences more means additional, and the presence or absence of either more or additional is irrelevant to the meaning of few and a few.

a few = a small number of
few = not ... a large number of

You'll get a few chances. = You'll get a small number of chances.
You'll get few chances. = You wil
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Your answers have been creating part of my own grammar book, CJ. Thanks.
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Send me the royalties later! Emotion: big smile

CJ
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If I started publishing my grammarbook which wouldn't be due for the shredder, it would take 100 years for it to be published. I rather buy your book.
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