Question

There is............. little water in the jug

Answer 1

there is the little water in the jug

Answer 2

ANSWER:

There is a little water in the jug.

EXPLANATION:

There are two nouns in English grammar-countable and uncountable nouns. A countable noun is a separate object that can be clearly counted. Example: papaya.

An uncountable is not a separate entity or object. It cannot be counted. Example: water, sugar, oxygen etc. “a little”, “ a few” are known as quantifiers or determiners. They describe an amount of something or a 'small quantity' of an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns are always in singular form. They are usually written before a noun. ‘a few’ describes a 'small quantity'of a countable noun.