02 (A) few / (a) little and a bit of

Question 1

Yes, there are a few nightclubs in the city.
A few trees
Few trees

Answer 1

A few goes only before plural nouns

Question 2

I’ve still got a little money, fortunately.
I’ve still got a bit of money, fortunately.
A little dancing.
Little dancing.
A bit of dancing.

Answer 2

A little goes before uncountable nouns.

A bit of is more informal.

Question 3

There are quite a few nightclubs in the city.

Answer 3

We can use quite before “a few” and “a bit of”.

Question 4

There are only a few nightclubs in the city.

Answer 4

Only gives the phrase a negative meaning.

Question 5

Is this a holiday place? ~ Yes, there are a few tourists here.

Answer 5

(a few tourists = some tourists, a small number)

Question 6

Is this a holiday place? ~ No, there are few tourists/not many tourists here.

Answer 6

We can also use few and little without a. The meaning is negative.

Question 7

It was three in the morning, but there was a little traffic.

Answer 7

(a little traffic - some traffic, a small amount)

Question 8

It was three in the morning, so there was little traffic/not much traffic.

Answer 8

We can also use few and little without a. The meaning is negative.

Question 9

Not many tourists come here.

Answer 9

We can use a subject with not many/not much.

Question 10

There are very few tourists here.

There are hardly any tourists here.

Answer 10

We can use very before few/little.