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Quitea bit: A fairly large amount.. For example: There’s quite a bit of snow on the ground. “A Few” vs. “Quite a Few” There is a very common expression “quite a few”, which is a trap for foreign learners because it looks like it could mean “rather few or very few”, but it does not.
This is an extract from my book A and The Explained Download this explanation in PDF here. We use 'a/an' with several quantifiers a little a few a lot of We also use 'no article' with several little few lots of In many situations, we can choose to use 'a little' or 'little' when using an uncountable noun or 'a few' or 'few' when using a plural countable noun. They have slightly different meanings. 'A lot' and 'lots' aren't like this. 'A lot' means the same as 'lots'. When we say 'a little' or 'a few', we mean a small amount, but it's enough John Let's go out tonight. Lucy Okay. I have a little money, enough for the cinema at least. On the other hand, 'little' or 'few' usually give us a different impression. These also mean a small amount, but this time the amount is almost nothing. If the noun is something that we want like money or friends then using 'little' or 'few' means that we don't have enough John Let's go out tonight. Lucy Sorry, I have little money. I really can't afford to go out. Of course, if we use 'few' or 'little' with a noun that we don't want, then it can have a positive meaning. It's good to have nearly no problems, for example There have been few problems with the new system, thankfully! Luckily, there is little crime in my town. I'm so pleased that I have few arguments with my family. It's great that there's been very little bad weather this month. Try an exercise about this here. Go to the main 'a' and 'the' page.A) little and (a) few son cuantificadores que hacen referencia a poca cantidad. (A) few (unos pocos) se utiliza con sustantivos contables mientras (a) little (un poco) se utiliza con sustantivos incontables. No confundas con Little (adj) porque también significa pequeño(a). 1- Selecciona la opción correcta. a) I have – – minutes to Little X A Little X Few X A Few X A Bit 用法总结 1 “Few” 的意思是 “很少，不多”，表示 “某物的总数不尽人意，少于预期”，有消极的意味。. I have few friends. 2 “A few” 的意思是 “几个，一些”，与 “some” 意思相近。. I have a few friends who live in London. 注意：“few” 和 “a few” 只能修饰可数