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Jaso Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

only a little/few

Please help me...

Can you tell me the grammatical explanation of why we say:

How many eggs have we got?

Only a few

Why don't we say: only some ???
  

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Jaso Please help me... Can you tell me the grammatical explanation of why we say: How many eggs have we got? I far prefer "do we have".

— Philip

  • Jaso Please help me...
  • Can you tell me the grammatical explanation of why we say: How many eggs have we got?
  • I far prefer "do we have".
  • Only a few Why don't we say: only some ???
  • "Some" is very broad in meaning.
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JasoPlease help me...

Can you tell me the grammatical explanation of why we say:

How many eggs have we got? I far prefer "do we have".

Only a few

Why don't we say: only some ???
"Some" is very broad in meaning. "A few" indicates not very many.
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Philip wrote: How many eggs have we got? I far prefer "do we have".

What is the reason for preferring "do we have"?
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Yoong LiatPhilip wrote: How many eggs have we got? I far prefer "do we have".

What is the reason for preferring "do we have"?
Do you
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Can you tell me the grammatical explanation of why we say:

How many eggs have we got?

Only a few

Why don't we say: only some ???

A few is used for countables and means "Some", "not many".

How many eggs have we got?

Only a few (This means these are sufficient)

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Hi guys,

How many eggs have we got?

Only a few (This means these are sufficient) No. It means 'only a small number'. It doesn't tell us about sufficiency. For that meaning, you could say something like 'Not enough'.

Best wishes, Clive
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