This card clarifies that 'few' is used with countable nouns meaning 'almost no', 'a few' also with countable nouns but meaning 'enough', and 'a little' and 'much' with uncountable nouns.
Bu kart, 'few'un sayılabilen isimlerle kullanıldığını ve 'hemen hemen hiç' anlamına geldiğini, 'a few'un da sayılabilen isimlerle kullanıldığını ancak 'yeterince' anlamına geldiğini, 'a little' ve 'much'nin ise sayılamayan isimlerle kullanıldığını açıklar.
Task | It was the worst birthday ever. ____ friends visited me. |
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Answer | 1 |
a | few |
b | a little |
c | much |
d | a few |
comment | Few is used with countable nouns and means 'Almost no friends visited me'. 'A few' is also used with countable nouns, but means 'Enough friends visited me'. It is a positive meaning and does not relate to the context. 'A little' and 'much' are used with uncountable nouns. |
topic | some,any, a lot of , many , much ,etc.. |
level | 2 |
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