(11) Little, a
little and the little: Little denotes quantity and means ‘not much’ (hardly
any). It has a negative meaning.
A little means
‘at least some’.
The little
means the whole amount that is there.
There is little
hope of his recovery.
(This means
there is no hope)
There is a
little hope of his recovery.
(This means
there is some hope)
He has spent
the little money he had.
(This means all
that he had)
(12) Similarly, few,
a few and the few: Few denotes number:
I have few
books on this subject.
(This means
hardly any-no)
I have a few
books on this subject.
(This means at
least some)
I gave him the
few books I had on this subject.
(13) Much, many:
Much refers to quantity and many refers to number.
(14) Last, latest:
Last refers to the final one; latest is last up to the present.
What is the
latest score?
The last train
to Nguru leaves at 6.00 PM.
(15) Older, elder:
Older is used for both persons and things. It refers to age;
Elder is used
for persons only. It conveys the idea of seniority or of the first born in a
family.
(16) Later, latter:
Later refers to time; latter means the second of the two things.
(17) Each, every:
6.4.1 PRACTICE SET
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INCORRECT
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CORRECT
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Tea is more
preferable than coffee.
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Tea is preferable to coffee.
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Give me
little milk to drink.
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Give me a
little milk to drink.
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This is the
last edition of the book.
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This is the latest edition of the book.
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I have read
my each book.
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I have read
my every book.
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The
Cocoa-house is a worth-seeing building.
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The
Cocoa-house is a building worth seeing.
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This is the
most unique plan.
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This is a
unique plan.
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He is more
cleverer than his brother.
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He is
cleverer than his brother.
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He is wiser
than old.
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He is more
wise than old.
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I prefer rice than wheat.
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I prefer rice
to wheat.
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He refused to give me any rice.
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He refused to
give me some rice.
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