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Who Can Help Me With This Multiple Choice?
She managed to save ( ) she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money B. so little money C. such little money D. what little money
I chose B, but the answer is D. I feel confused about it.
A. how little money B. so little money C. such little money D. what little money
I chose B, but the answer is D. I feel confused about it.
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if you choose B) the use of "so little" would suggest that the amount was too small to be useful, and since the MEANING of the whole thing is that she DID help her brother the use of "what" indicates that it was only a bit, but without suggesting that the amount was useless,
- if you choose B) the use of "so little" would suggest that the amount was too small to be useful, and since the MEANING of the whole thing is that she DID help her brother the use of "what" indicates that it was only a bit, but without suggesting that the amount was useless,
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if you choose B) the use of "so little" would suggest that the amount was too small to be useful,
and since the MEANING of the whole thing is that she DID help her brother the use of "what" indicates that it was only a bit, but without suggesting that the amount was useless,
and since the MEANING of the whole thing is that she DID help her brother the use of "what" indicates that it was only a bit, but without suggesting that the amount was useless,
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