Level3:
القراءت والمطالعات
الثانيه عشر
Little: It means hardly any.
Therefore it has negative meaning.
For example:
There is little hope of our team's victory now
. A little: It means some enough though not much.*
Therefore it has positive meaning.
For example:
A little planning could have saved the situation
.Few: It means not many, hardly any.
So, therefore it has negative meaning
. For example: Few people speak the truth today.*
A Few: It means 'some' as opposed to 'none'. Therefore it has positive meaning
. For Example:
A few children can speak English correctly in our society.We use A or AN with singular nouns.
A is used when a noun starts with a consonant sound
; e.g. a dog, a book.
AN is used when a noun starts with a vowel sound;
e.g. an apple, an hour
. We use SOME with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.
SOME is used in: positive sentences; e.g. I have got some time.*
Questions, expressing requests and offers
; e.g. Would you like some tea? Can I have some biscuits?
We use ANY with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.
ANY is used in: negative sentences; e.g. I haven‘t got any time. general questions
e.g. Have you got any sisters? Is there any tea left