How to use few, a few, the few, little, much, many, each, every
The use of some important Adjectives
Use of few, little, much, many, elder, older, later, latter, last, first, foremost, further, farther, nearest, next, each, every, less, lesser
Use of few, a few, the few
Few, a few, the few — all these Adjectives denote number.
Few = not many; in fact none. Few has a negative meaning.
A few = some at least. A few has a positive meaning.
The few = not many but all there are.
Example: (i) Few friends offered to help me. (almost no friends)
(ii) Few towns in India have public library. (almost no towns)
(iii) I have still a few friends left to help me. (at least some friends)
(iv) A few words spoken in earnest will convince me. (at least some words)
(v) The few friends I have did not help in need. (not many friends but all of them)
(vi) The few friends he has all are poor. ( not many friends but all of them)
Use of little, a little, the little
Little, a little, the little — all these Adjectives denote quantity.
Little = not much; hardly any. Little has a negative meaning.
A little = at least some. A little has a positive meaning.
The little = not much but all there is.
Example: (i) We gave up the plan because we had a little hope of its success. (almost no hope)
(ii) He showed little concern for his friend. (almost no concern)
(iii) There is a little hope for his recovery. (at least some hope left)
(iv) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. (some knowledge not many)
(v) The little information we had was not enough. (not much information but all information)
(vi) We have given up the little hope we had. (not much hope but all there is)
Use of some, any
Some, any — these Adjectives denote quantity or degree.
Some is used in an affirmative sentence, while any is used in negative sentence.
Example: (i) I will buy some mangoes.
(ii) Some friends have already gone for the trip.
(iii) Do you have some good novels to go through? (positive response)
(iv) I will not buy any mango.
(v) The jar does not contain any biscuits.
(vi) Have you bought any mangoes? (negative response)
Use of much, many
Much, many — these Adjectives denote quantity and number.
Much = large quantity; used with uncountable
Many = large number; used with plural of countable
Example: (i) I have much sugar in the bag.
(ii) There is much worry regarding the weather.
(iii) Many friends have lost their interest in the film.
(iv) There are many balls to play with.
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