Idx | 1141 |
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Keyword | few |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | With the few money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. |
Correct Sentence | With the little money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. |
Cloze Error Sentence | With the [[few]] money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. |
Cloze Sentence | With the [[little]] money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. |
Cloze Answer | little |
Choices | few | little |
Explanation | Few is used with plural countable nouns: 'very few cars'. Little is used with uncountable nouns: 'very little traffic'. Compare: 'He had very little money, just a few coins.' |
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