Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1There was ............... hope, yet they persevered.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "hope" to mean almost no hope.
2She has ............... knowledge.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "knowledge" to mean not much knowledge.
3You look hungry. Eat ............... food before you go.
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Use "a little" with the uncountable noun "food" to mean a small amount.
4............... books in this library are worth reading.
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Use "Few" with the plural countable noun "books" to mean not many books.
5............... students could answer the question correctly.
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Use "Few" with the plural countable noun "students" to mean not many students.
6I need ............... help.
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Use "a little" with the uncountable noun "help" to mean a small amount of help.
7I know ............... people in this town. I am new here.
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Use "few" with the plural countable noun "people" to mean not many people.
8I have ............... doubts, so I need to ask you some questions.
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Use "a few" with the plural countable noun "doubts" to mean some doubts.
9We have ............... money, so we cannot buy a new car.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "money" to mean not much money.
10He has ............... patience. You had better not disturb him.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "patience" to mean not much patience.
11He lifted the table with ............... effort.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "effort" to show that he did it with almost no effort.
12She has acted in ............... films, so she has some experience.
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Use "a few" with the plural countable noun "films" to mean some films.
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- There was little hope, yet they persevered.
- She has little knowledge.
- You look hungry. Eat a little food before you go.
- Few books in this library are worth reading.
- Few students could answer the question correctly.
- I need a little help.
- I know few people in this town. I am new here.
- I have a few doubts, so I need to ask you some questions.
- We have little money, so we cannot buy a new car.
- He has little patience. You had better not disturb him.
- He lifted the table with little effort.
- She has acted in a few films, so she has some experience.