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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A little water

Is there any explanation for putting the determiner "a" in the noun phrase "a little water" when the head of it is an uncountable noun?
  

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A little = a small amount, some, not much A few = a small number, some, not many

— Fivejedjon

  • A little = a small amount, some, not much A few = a small number, some, not many
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A little = a small amount, some, not much
A few = a small number, some, not many
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fivejedjonA little = a small amount, some, not muchA few = a small number, some, not many
Thanks.

If so, is "a little" a noun in the attributive position in the noun phrase "a little water"?
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