2.
Few is used with countable nouns.
A few indicates at least some.
Few indicates not many, may be almost none.
The few shows all of them, though very few.
Examples: (a) Few boys attended the martial arts coaching class today.
(b) A few boys attended the coaching class yesterday as it was a holiday in school.
(©) The few boys who attended the martial arts class, practised the kicks and punches sincerely.
Fill in the blanks with little, a little, the little, few, a few or the few.
1. Rita has used ...
.... salt for the three scrambled eggs she prepared.
apple juice was left in the can as he had finished almost all of it.
3.
yoghurt that was left, was sufficient for her breakfast.
4. I left the room for
minutes.
5.
shops were open in the nearby market as it was quite late at night.
people who came forward to help the injured man took him to the hospital.
Use of Later, Latter, Latest, Last
Later and latest are used to indicate time whereas latter and last are used to denote position.
Examples : (a) It is only 8 o'clock. She will leave later for office.
(b) The latest news is shocking.
(c) The boy went and sat in the last row.
(d) Rina and Minal are good friends, the latter is a talented dancer.
(Here, latter indicates Minal.)
Use of Older, Oldest, Elder, Eldest
Older and oldest are used to denote age and they are used with both persons and things.
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Ravi
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Answer:
Few is used with countable nouns.
A few indicates at least some.
Few indicates not many, may be almost none.
The few shows all of them, though very few.
Examples: (a) Few boys attended the martial arts coaching class today.
(b) A few boys attended the coaching class yesterday as it was a holiday in school.
(©) The few boys who attended the martial arts class, practised the kicks and punches sincerely.
Fill in the blanks with little, a little, the little, few, a few or the few.
1. Rita has used ...
.... salt for the three scrambled eggs she prepared.
apple juice was left in the can as he had finished almost all of it.
3.
yoghurt that was left, was sufficient for her breakfast.
4. I left the room for
minutes.
5.
shops were open in the nearby market as it was quite late at night.
people who came forward to help the injured man took him to the hospital.
Use of Later, Latter, Latest, Last
Later and latest are used to indicate time whereas latter and last are used to denote position.
Examples : (a) It is only 8 o'clock. She will leave later for office.
(b) The latest news is shocking.
(c) The boy went and sat in the last row.
(d) Rina and Minal are good friends, the latter is a talented dancer.
(Here, latter indicates Minal.)
Use of Older, Oldest, Elder, Eldest
Older and oldest are used to denote age and they are used with both persons and things.
6.
Ravi
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