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Iceblue Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

some /a little, a few

0There are some apples in the basket.02br
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00There are a few a apples in the basket.02br
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00There is some cheese in the fridge.02br
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00There is a little cheese in the fridge.02br
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00Is 'some' equal to a little and a few when it refers to the amount of something?02br
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00could u please give some more information about these three quantifiers? 0-
  

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12br 12br 10could u please give some more information about these three quantifiers? 12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00A little = non-countable; a few = countable; some = either one (use 01b 00is02b 00 with non-countable, 01b 00are02b 00 with countable)02font 00 0-

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  • 12br 12br 10could u please give some more information about these three quantifiers?
  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00A little = non-countable; a few = countable; some = either one (use 01b 00is02b 00 with non-countable, 01b 00are02b 00 with countable)02font 00 0-
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01cite10Iceblue12cite10There are some apples in the basket.12br
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10There are a few a apples in the basket.12br
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10There is some cheese in the fridge.12br
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00Is 'some' equal to a little and a few when it refers to the amount of something?12blockquote
10 No. Not exactly. 01i00some02i00 means any amount greater than zero. 01i00a few02i00 and 01i00a little02i00 are used when the amount is small.02br
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