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Mayjl Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"a little" or "a few"

0This is a question from Unit 87 of Cambridge University Press 的 Grammar in Use.02br
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00Q: Listen carefully; I'm going to give you ________advice.02br
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00little/ a little/ few/ a few 02br
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00Which one is the best answer?02br
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00The correct answer is “a few.”02br
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00My question is, ‘Why is “a few” the best answer?’02br
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00In my grammar book, it said, ‘“little/a little” is used with an uncountable noun, and “few/a few” is with a countable noun.’ And “advice” is an uncountable noun. Shouldn’t ‘little/a little’ be more appropriate in this question?02br
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00By the way, is it possible that it is about British English and American English?02br
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00Thank you for the help. : )02br
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0Mayjl, would you please go back and double check that the answer given is "a few"? "0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Mayjl, would you please go back and double check that the answer given is "a few"?
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0Mayjl, would you please go back and double check that the answer given is "a few"? That is completely wrong!02br
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00The correct answer should be "...give you a little advice."0-
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0I agree with Barbara. 02br
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00Listen carefully; I'm going to give you 01u00some 02u00advice.02br
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00If a word is needed. 'some' should be the answer.0-
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0 Thank you.02br
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00Yeah, I agree with you both. : )0-
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