Question

Choose whether the following statement is true or false:
In a sentence, the adjectives 'a few' and 'a little' mean some, so they can be replaced with one another.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

The adjectives ‘a few’ and ‘a little’ are both used to denote quantity. Both mean some, therefore conveys a positive meaning. But ‘a few’ is used only to denote countable nouns such as “a few books”, while ‘a little’ is used for uncountable nouns “a little water”. Thus the given statement is false as they cannot be used to substitute one another.