Question

State whether the following statement is true or false:
In a sentence, the adjectives 'a little' and 'the little' can be replaced with one another.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

The adjectives ‘a little’ and ‘the little’ are both used to denote quantity. They are used for uncountable nouns. ‘A little’ means some. It has a positive meaning. For example, "There is a little juice left". On the other hand, ‘the little’ means not many, but all the people/things in a category discussed. For example, "The little milk she had was spilled". Hence they cannot substitute one another. They convey different meanings. Thus the given statement is false.