Question

they came early but there was _____ work to do ( little /a little)​

Answer 1

Answer:

why a little is coming there in the sentence

Answer 2

The answer is, They came early but there was a little work to do.

• We can use little in three ways, little, a little, and the little.
• Use of little: The word little is used with uncomfortable nouns and when we want to say something is less. It means hardly any.
• Use of a little: In simple words, a little means more than little. It is used to denote very less things. It means at least some.
• Use of the little: It is used to talk about specific little things.
• In the given sentence we will use a little because it satisfies the sense of the given sentence.

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