Study Notes On English Grammar: ADJECTIVE RULES

ADJECTIVE

 

☞Rule-1 Adjective of quantity like much, LITTLE, ENOUGH, SUFFICIENT, WHOLE, etc. must be used with uncountable nouns only as they express quantity and not number. 

Ex.-Many (not much) boys are absent from the class today. 

Many (not much) boys failed in the examination. 

☞Rule-2 The use of ‘few’, ‘a few’ and ‘the few’ should be used with care they denote number. Few means ‘NOT MANY’.

Few has negative meaning 

A few means ‘SOME AT LEAST’ 

The few means ‘WHATEVER THERE IS’.

Ex. I read few books.

I Read a few books.

I Read the few books I had.

A few men are true from fault. (Incorrect)

Few men are true from fault. (Correct)

☞Rule-3 Use of little, a little, the little 

Little means ‘hardly any’ in quantity. 

Ex.-He had little money

There is little water in the bottle 

There is a little hope of his recovery (Incorrect)

There is little hope of his recovery (Correct)

A little means ‘Some’ in quantity if not much. 

Ex.-Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. (Incorrect)

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing 

He had a little money. 

There is a little water in the bottle. 

The little means ‘not much in quantity but all that is’. 

Ex.-I spent the little money I had. 

A little water that is in the bottle may be used for the patient. (Incorrect)

A little water that is in …………….. (Correct)

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