Заполните пропуски: few / a few или little / a little.
1. He says there is ....... news, almost nothing.
2. There are ....... people who know about it but not many.
3. Women always think they have ....... clothes.
4. You need ....... luck to win.
5. I’ll be ready in ....... minutes.
6. I have invited ....... people. I don’t want a crowd of people here.
7. The teacher gave Tom a bad mark because he has ....... knowledge of the subject.
8. I have ....... knowledge of the subject and can prove my point of view.
9. Somehow he has very ....... English books.
10. He had ....... time and stopped to talk to his friend.
11. Why are there so ....... flowers in your garden?
12. The child has made ....... progress and speaks English better.
13. The child left ....... soup in his plate, he had eaten almost the whole of it.
14. Give the cat ....... fish every day. It’s necessary for him.
15. ....... people want to see you. May they come in?

Правильные варианты:

1. He says there is little news, almost nothing.
2. There are a few people who know about it but not many.
3. Women always think they have few clothes.
4. You need a little luck to win.
5. I’ll be ready in a few minutes.
6. I have invited few people. I don’t want a crowd of people here.
7. The teacher gave Tom a bad mark because he has little knowledge of the subject.
8. I have a little knowledge of the subject and can prove my point of view.
9. Somehow he has very few English books.
10. He had a little time and stopped to talk to his friend.
11. Why are there so few flowers in your garden?
12. The child has made a little progress and speaks English better.
13. The child left little soup in his plate, he had eaten almost the whole of it.
14. Give the cat a little fish every day. It’s necessary for him.
15. A few people want to see you. May they come in?

Коротко: few / a few употребляются с исчисляемыми существительными, а little / a little — с неисчисляемыми. Few и little значит «мало, почти нет», а a few и a little — «немного, но достаточно».

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