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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Few, a few, little, a little====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><img height="145" id="1389" style="width: 123px; height: 94px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1389_4a24bc553ae2b706b0b52f7f9b4dba04.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We had <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>meetings with them last month but made <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little </span>progress.</span></b> </p></html> =====Definition===== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Few</SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">, <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a few</SPAN>, <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">little</SPAN> and <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">little</SPAN> are quantifiers which we use with <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">uncountable nouns</SPAN> and plural <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">countable nouns</SPAN>.</SPAN></B></P> <P> </P></html> =====Construction===== <html><table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Few' and 'a few' for plural countable nouns</span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>books.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Few</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> English people speak Japanese.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Little' and 'a little' for uncountable nouns</span></b></p></td> <td width="319" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I need <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>information.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There was <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little</span> damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(227, 11, 124);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p></html> =====Uses===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They are used to talk about small quantities and amounts. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>when the situation seems positive - we have enough. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little </span>when the situation seems negative - we do not have enough. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>For example, if someone has only 10 euros, this is enough to go to a bar for a drink but not enough to eat in a restaurant so:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Shall we go for a drink after work?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Yes, why not? I have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>money left." [<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">enough</span>]<span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Shall we eat out tonight? I'd like to try that new Italian restaurant."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Sorry, I have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little</span> money at the moment. Can we wait till payday?" [not<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"> enough</span>]<span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Similarly, these people have three friends at work: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He has <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few</span> friends at work. [He works in a big company but most of his colleagues don't like him.] <span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>She started working here just two weeks ago but she's already made <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>friends. [She's popular with her new colleagues.]</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><strong> </strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><strong><u>In contrast</u>, when a noun suggests something negative or unfavourable, we use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>to talk about a situation that is bad and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little </span>when the situation is good:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Our computers are very old but we have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few</span> <u>problems</u> with them. [We can cope.]</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>T</strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>here is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little</span> <u>crime</u> in this city. [It's not a big problem.]<span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>In neutral situations, we use <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little</span>:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I need to find the answers to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>questions before I can finish this report. <span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He likes <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>sugar in his tea. <span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong> </strong></p><br></span></html> =====Few/little or not many/much===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In conversation, we are more likely to use 'not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">much</span>' or 'not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">many</span>' than <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>or<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> little</span>. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He has<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> few </span>friends. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He doesn't have <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">many</span> friends.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He has <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little</span> money.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He doesn't have <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">much</span> money.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Few</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> people like spiders.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">many</span> people like spiders.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Little</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> furniture is hand-made.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">much</span> furniture is hand-made.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt; tab-stops: 7.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><br></p></html> =====Without nouns===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Little' </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>and<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> 'a little' </span>can be used without nouns:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: red; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Little</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> can be achieved without teamwork. <span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'd like to do <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>to help. <span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Few </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>can be used with <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">elliptical nouns</span>: </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Few </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>were prepared for the economic crisis. [people/companies/governments]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Any questions?" </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"Yes, I have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few</span>."</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 21.3pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><br></p></html> =====Intensifier===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We can use 'very' to emphasise a small quantity or amount. For example:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There are <u>very</u> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>good restaurants in this town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have <u>very</u> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little </span>work to do today.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><br></p></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><br></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <img height="224" id="130" style="width: 95px; height: 122px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/130_1287be4c34fc8a5ef47792213311c9e8.jpg"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>We have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>female construction workers in our company. We're hoping this will change but we're getting <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little </span>support from senior management.</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p></td><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'><strong> </strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="195" id="341" style="width: 99px; height: 139px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/341_1f59a442acb5d357552278a3cd0e9c4b.png"></strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>"Is there any food left?" </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>"Yes, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>sausages and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>salad." </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>"Great!"</span></strong></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="187" id="1086" style="width: 95px; height: 109px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1086_07b0f9dc90b12527273cac2fc6996069.png"></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>I only need to add <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a few </span>olives and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little</span> cheese and it'll be ready.</span></strong></p></td><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'><strong> </strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="154" id="1088" style="width: 108px; height: 115px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1088_99ef25c466a8d82c7f1ffdd5deed5073.png"></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>You'll find <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">a little </span>of the information you need in here.</span></strong></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="147" id="1090" style="width: 107px; height: 120px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1090_50175b93a49871e52760e3401a3b8463.png"></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>They've interviewed lots of people but <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few </span>of them have been suitable so far.</span></strong></p></td><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <span><span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img height="100" id="1713" style="width: 119px; height: 81px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1713_521917e1731fc254556ffd7356f7d272.jpg"></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>Very <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">few</span> families have more than three children nowadays.</span></strong></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="307" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 230.3pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <img height="96" id="686" style="width: 117px; height: 78px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/686_2e7fa3e59800b0ddc2a5ad12db08124c.png"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;'>There was very <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">little</span> traffic this morning - unusual for a Monday.</span></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]