Little+countable noun
Is that correct that 'little' goes with both countable and uncountable nouns as an adjective but when it's a modifier it only goes with uncountable nouns?
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Tara2 Is that correct that 'little' goes with both countable and uncountable nouns as an adjective but when it's a modifier it only goes with uncountable nouns? Your terminology is wrong. Adjectives are modifiers.
- Tara2 Is that correct that 'little' goes with both countable and uncountable nouns as an adjective but when it's a modifier it only goes with uncountable nouns?
- Your terminology is wrong.
- Adjectives are modifiers.
- In all of the expressions below 'little' is an adjective AND it is a modifier.
- (all countable) a little dog, the little dogs, the little desk, little buttons The other usage you are probably thinking of is when it's a determiner (or more specifically a quantifier).
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Tara2Is that correct that 'little' goes with both countable and uncountable nouns as an adjective but when it's a modifier it only goes with uncountable nouns?
Your terminology is wrong. Adjectives are modifiers. In all of the expressions below 'little' is an adjective AND it is a modifier. (all countable)
a little dog, the
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