When to use "a little" and "a few" | English grammar rules

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use little and few

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there are are a few eggs

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Hi master Andreuw, thanks for your loyalty to teaching people. I would try the exercise. 1. Ther are a few onions. 2. Ther is a little pepper. 3. Ther are a few chilis. 4. Ther is a little clove.

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Mazdi Elzan Bejo Hello, thanks for your answers! All of your answers are correct so well done. There is just a small spelling mistake: The correct spelling is THERE. Best wishes Andrew

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Than you so much for this amazing lesson. Your explanations are always so clear that even the most complicated stuff becomes easy to understand.

[@lwambirhane4184]

Thank you so much Andrew all your lesson are prefect, it’s so help me to understand everything. 1. There are a few apples. 2.There is a little salt. 3. There are a few onions. 4. There is a little spaghetti.

[@silviakerkelova6894]

Hi Andrew :) Thank you for this exercise. Your videos are so useful for us . In my cupboard thete are: 1) a few potatoes and apples 2) there is a little bread and a little coffe 3) there are a few beans and a few tomatoes 4)There is a little tea I like to have a little tea in the morning with a few biscuits and a little chocolate. :)

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Silvia Kerkelova Hi Silvia, thanks for your message. :) All of your answers are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson! A very minor spelling mistake: "coffe" --> "coffee" but everything else is perfect. Keep up the good work. Best wishes, Andrew

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Tks for your teaching. It's extrmely useful for English beginner as me. Hope, you could provide extra quality video like that! My answers, There is a little sauce There is a little pepper There are a few garlics There are a few onions

[@ioniebonnie7780]

Good morning professor, I thoroughly enjoyed all your lessons so far. Here are my answers: - There are a few avocados;- There is a little water;- There is a little baking powder; and- There are a few orangesI am very excited to hear my score and thank you for your help in teaching good grammar. When I am a little more confident, I will sign up for a test. I would like to have even a certificate in good grammar and to speak fluently and confidently.

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Thank you Mr. Andrew!

[@joseantoniocoriacastrejon6042]

very useful information Andrew to define the usage of a Little with uncountable nouns and a few with countable nouns. there is a litlle bread in my cupboard

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Jose antonio coria castrejon Thanks for your comment. "there is a litlle bread in my cupboard" - Yes, very good because bread is uncountable. Best wishes Andrew

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[@inflartedearte]

Hi Andrew and everyone !! In My cupboard are a few biscuits. Also there is a little honey. Also there are a few napkin. And finaly also there is a little salt. I hope I didn't make any mistakes here. I'm very glad to watch this channel !! Good bye !!

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inflartedearte Very good. You only made 2 very small mistakes: "Also there are a few napkin." --> "Also there are a few napkins." (the countable noun must be in the plural form) "finaly" --> "finally" Well done! Andrew

[@micadc03]

There is a little olive oil. There ir a little salt. There ir a little water. There are a few bananas. There are a few tomatoes. There are a few potatoes. I hope I understood your explanation. Thaks very much for your help.

[@pedramsamieyan7836]

Hi Andrew. Below is my task for Q4: - There is a little sugar in my cupboard. - There are a few vinegar bottles in my cupboard. - There is a little dried vegetable in my cupboard. - There is a little saffron in my cupboard. Kind Regards Pedram

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Pedram Samieyan Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are some comments and small corrections: - There is a little sugar in my cupboard. --> correct - There are a few vinegar bottles in my cupboard. --> correct - There is a little dried vegetable in my cupboard. --> There *are a few* dried *vegetables* in my cupboard. (vegetable is countable) - There is a little saffron in my cupboard. --> correct Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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[@samialharbipureofname8]

Here is an example on a little: There is a little milk. and here is an example on a few: There are a few cups. Thanks for your efforts.

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Thank you! Now I will continue watching your videos to learn more!

[@ladyevenstar22]

i'm bilingual english french ,what you're saying makes absolute sense to me but i always find it hard to explain to someone in french the rules . For me it just is that way i don't question it or question myself , i guess its because english was overwhelmingly predominant at home ,french was relegated to school thus with one i had a more scholar approach and the other was more free style immersive

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ladyevenstar22 Thanks for your comment. Yes, it is sometimes not easy trying to explain the rules of our own language because we have learned it intuitively! Best wishes Andrew

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today is my english exam and I really need to learn about where to use a few and a little so thank u for making this video

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Thanks for your lesson that was good

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Thank you Mr Andrew ,excellent

[@lorenzo6740]

Good evening Andrew ! I have a few answers: There is a little coffee,there is a little tea, there is a little honey,there is a little marmalade,there are a few biscuits and there is a little cake.

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Christie B. Good morning Christie, how are you today? All of your answers are correct, very good. Now I'm feeling hungry! Andrew

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Hello teacher thanks for helping. We really appreciate it. There are a few eggs. There is a little oil. There are a few grapes. There is a little salt

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Karla Anaya All of your sentences are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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[@0.1Son-of-LIGHT]

1. There is a little oat meal 2. there are few bananas 3. There is a little juice 4. There are a few mango These all my answers. Thank you very very much Sir I learn a lot from you...

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There are a few mangoes ..

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[@ЧолпонЭсеналива]

There is a little suger in the bowl There is a little juice in the jar There is a little flour in the dish There are a few onions in the box There are a few tangerines in the plate There are a few salt in the soup

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Lol! After lessons with USA native speakers, British pronunciation is quite weird) I`ve remembered the school when we were taught exactly the same pronunciation) Awesome lesson that refreshing my memory)

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+Patrik Costa Gobbi Excellent, I am glad that you like my lessons. Thanks for the comment. Best wishes, Andrew

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+Crown Academy of English In my cupboard, there are a few cups and there is a little dust on them so I only need a little time to clean a few things with a few good brushes.

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now i understand! thanks for this video. i am learning english.

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There are a few cakes. There is a little milk. There are a few tomatoes. There is a little cereal. Thanks for the lesson. Really useful for us.

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There is a little cereal in the bag There is a little ground barley in the container There are a few cups in the cupboard There is a little olive oil in the cupboard Really clear. Thank you for your video.

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Ale Perfect, well done. All of your answers are correct. Thanks for your comment! Andrew

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There is a little sugar in a jar, There are a few orange in the basket, there is a little coffee in the bottle, there are a few cloth clips

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There is a little sauce in the fridge. There are a few eggs for breakfast. There is a little sugar left. There are a few jars of rice in the drawer.

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Great grammar tip.

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What food are in small quantity in your cupboard? Following are a few answers of mine: There is a little bread in my cupboard. There is a little tea in my cupboard. There are a few apples in my cupboard. There is a little sugar in my cupboard. When I watch this video, It has been about one year after you upload this video, So don't need say sorry for the delay in replying to me, and you are a good teacher, sir.

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+Nothing Li All of your sentences are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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I was a little confused about this before but now it was all clear. Thank you for this video. It was additionally added to my learning. ^.^ I learned also about "too many" - for countable nouns and "too much" - for uncountable nouns. :)

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There is a little meat. There are a few oranges. There is a little coffee. There is a little honey. There are a few lemons. Thanks for the lesson :) Ana from Germany

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winterana97 Hello Ana and thanks for doing the exercise. I am very pleased to say that all of your answers are perfectly correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. :) Best wishes, Andrew

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There is a little milk in the fridge There is a little coffee in my cup There are a few cookies in the jar There are a few tea bags in the box

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1. There are a few pieces of bread on the table 2. There is a little sugar on the plate 3. There are a few fruits on the fridge 4. There is a little rice in the box

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BeTheChangeAlways Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are the corrections: 1. There are a few pieces of bread on the table --> Correct 2. There is a little sugar on the plate --> Correct 3. There are a few fruits on the fridge --> "fruit" is uncountable. We can say "There is a little fruit on the fridge" OR "There are a few PIECES of fruit on the fridge" (better) 4. There is a little rice in the box --> Correct. Well done! Best wishes Andrew

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1. There is a little sugar in the dish. 2. There are a few apples on the table. 3. There is a little fish sauce in the pot. There are a few pens in the pencil case.

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All of your sentences are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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Hi the good teacher Mr.Andrew There is a little salt There are a few oranges There is a little butter There are a few potatoes

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Mutiara Pratama Putri Perfect, well done!

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Hello Sir,Thanks lots of !! I am regularly watching your videos. this is only my way to learn English grammar I am geeing stuck order of determiner to be placed in the sentence. sharing few examples. 1.Four- times the cost; Determiner four -times and the ,there is no Of between them. 2.Three- quarter Of the participants ; Determiner Three- quarter and The ,Of placed between them 3.Some Of the girls /some Of my friends ; Determiner Some , the and my : Of is placed between them. 4.Some more juice ;some and more quantifiers Which are same level quantifiers but there is no words (may be Of etc..)placed between them. I want to understand what is the rule to put multiple determiners (pre, central and post determiners) before to noun.

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[@flaviocaldas6497]

Hi Andrew, thanks for the class !!! Here are my answers: There are a few fishes. There is a little orange juice. There are a few strawberries. There is a little cake.

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Flavio Caldas Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are some comments and small corrections: There are a few fishes. --> "fish" is irregular because it is the same in the plural. -> "There are a few *fish.* " There is a little orange juice. --> correct There are a few strawberries. --> correct There is a little cake.--> correct Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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Fish is uncountable noun.

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Is fishes a word or is it fish for the plaural

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Thanks

[@dianapineda5937]

Hi Andrew There is a little butter. There is a little flour. There is a little sugar. There is a littel cereal. There are a few bananas. There are a few limes. Thank you.

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Hi Diana. All of your sentences are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Best wishes, Andrew

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[@healthlife2000]

There are a few preserves or canned foods.There is a little flour.There is a little dried fruit.

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There are a few Onions. Thare is a little water in the kitchen. There are a few water bottels in the frege. There is a little dal currey in the bowl.

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chandana kulathunga Thanks for your answers. Here are the corrections: "There are a few Onions." --> Correct "Thare is a little water in the kitchen." --> Correct ( "There" and not "Thare") "There are a few water bottels in the frege. " --> Correct ("bottles" and "fridge" are the correct spellings) "There is a little dal currey in the bowl." --> --> Correct ("curry") Well done! Andrew

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There is a little sugar in the cupboard. There are a few biscuits in the cupboard. There is a little oil in the cupboard. There is a little salt in the cupboard.

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Gabriele De Rosa Very good, all of your answers are correct, well done! Andrew

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Gabriele De Rosa This is similar to when we are using" a lot of "after there are and before the countable nouns in positive sentences. We can't use many or much in positive sentences generally, thats why we have to use a lot of or a few or a little but it depends on the noun is countable or uncountable.

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how about "Drive and Ride" have special uses or rule Andrew? Thanks.

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Mazdi Elzan Bejo We use "drive" for vehicles (cars, lorries, vans) and we use "ride" for bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and horses :) Andrew

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there are a few views for this video there are a few comments for this video there is a little rain... I like this video. Thumbs up :)

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+gopi krishna All of your sentences are correct. Well done, you have learned a lot from this lesson. Don't forget that all new sentences must start with a CAPITAL letter. It is very important in English. Best wishes, Andrew

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+Efe Otlak Thank you very much for your comment. I am very pleased that my lessons are helping you. Best wishes, Andrew

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Dear Andrew, I like and often watch your lessons of English grammar. Thank you so much for great lessons. But I would have an objection to the subtitles in this lesson. Your lesson isn't subtitled correctly. It is a pity, because it is a great lesson. All the best. Aleksandra

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There's a little milk in the carton. There's a few tomatoes in the vegetable bin. Good luck, Andrew...! You rock...!

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Very good sir

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There is a little jam There is a little flour There are a few bananas There are a few eggs Thank you for your interesting videos.

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in my cupboard there is a little salt, there is a little sugar, there is a little oil, there are a few plates .Thanks for your help ,you are the best teacher.

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Simone Diniz You're welcome, it's my pleasure. All of your answers are correct so congratulations, you have learned a lot from this video. :) Andrew

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1. There is a little wine. 2. There are a few mushrooms. 3.There is a little bread. 4. There is a little bread and also there is a little Fanta (cause i love fanta) and there is a few cookies and a few oranges. I hope you will check it

[@amrhashem100]

hi Andrew, please see below,I checked on your repeated sentence: Hello and thanks for your answers. Here are some comments and small corrections" why don't say " a few corrections instead of small corrections although the word " correction" is a countable noun.

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Amr Hashem "some + noun" = several. We can use "some" for both countable and uncountable nouns. I advise you to watch my lesson about "some" and "any" -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4ukZ6N_p9ygY6s Best wishes Andrew

[@hayatullahzazai6192]

very good but I need to know different between few and little Thanks