1They worked hard although there was ............... chance of success.
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"Little" means almost no and gives the sentence a negative meaning.
2............... money we had helped us immensely.
Wrong!
"The little" means the small amount that was available.
3There is ............... food in the fridge if you are hungry.
Wrong!
"A little" means some and has a positive meaning with an uncountable noun.
4Unfortunately, ............... foreigners can write perfect English.
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"Few" means not many and gives the sentence a negative meaning, which matches "Unfortunately".
5I would like to ask ............... questions.
Wrong!
"A few" means some and is used with plural countable nouns.
6............... libraries that we have are not properly maintained.
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"The few" means the small number that exists or is available.
7We did not get ............... help.
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"Any" is normally used in negative sentences.
8There is ............... water in the bottle if you are thirsty.
Wrong!
"Some" is used in this affirmative sentence to mean an unspecified amount.
9Will you give me ............... to eat?
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"Something" is natural in a request when the speaker hopes for a positive answer.
10I haven’t heard ............... from them.
Wrong!
"Anything" is normally used after a negative verb.
11............... politicians are really honest.
Wrong!
"Few" is used with plural countable nouns such as "politicians".
12............... money was wasted on the project.
Wrong!
"Much" is used with uncountable nouns such as "money".
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- They worked hard although there was little chance of success.
- The little money we had helped us immensely.
- There is a little food in the fridge if you are hungry.
- Unfortunately, few foreigners can write perfect English.
- I would like to ask a few questions.
- The few libraries that we have are not properly maintained.
- We did not get any help.
- There is some water in the bottle if you are thirsty.
- Will you give me something to eat?
- I haven’t heard anything from them.
- Few politicians are really honest.
- Much money was wasted on the project.