Little, a little, few or a few ?

[MystOGriff]

Hi there !

Pour commencer la semaine en douceur, voici un petit exercice tout simple de révision sur les quantificateurs.
Il s’agit de reformuler les phrases suivantes en utilisant little, a little, few or a few …. suivant les cas !

CORRECTION : LUNDI 11 DECEMBRE 2006

1 – I knew I didn’t have much time to spare.
2 – There were some people in the queue in front of me.
3 – Not many foreigners visit Saint-Ouen-les Vignes.
4 – There are some good restaurants in Tours.
5 – There hasn’t been much rain lately.
6 – There was some rain yesterday.
7 – Here’s some money for you.
8 – I haven’t got much talent for music.
9 – When I travel, I always take some books with me.
10 – There aren’t many books I enjoy reading more than once.
11 – There aren’t many people I really trust.


Bon courage à toutes et tous !

MystO'Griff
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[Nobody]

Hello everybody.

Here is my try:

1. I knew I have little time to spare.
2. There were quite a few people in the queue in front of me.
3. Few foreigners visit Saint-Ouen-les Vignes.
4. There are quite a few of good restaurants in Tours.
5. There has been a little of rain lately.
6. There was quite a bit of rain yesterday.
7. Here’s (quite) a bit of money for you. (je suis généreux)
8. I have little talent for music.
9. When I travel, I always take quite a few of books with me.
10. There are few books I enjoy reading more than once.
11. There are few people I really trust.

Thanking you, my dear MystO'.
Friendship. See you sooooooooooooooon


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[Fame]

Good evening

1 – I knew I didn’t have little time to spare.
2 – There were a few people in the queue in front of me.
3 – Few foreigners visit Saint-Ouen-les Vignes.
4 – There are a few good restaurants in Tours.
5 – There hasn’t been little rain lately.
6 – There was a little rain yesterday.
7 – Here’s a little money for you.
8 – I haven’t got little talent for music.
9 – When I travel, I always take a few books with me.
10 – There aren’t few books I enjoy reading more than once.
11 – There aren’t few people I really trust. ( only my friends )

Thank you Mysto'Griff
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[MystOGriff]

Hi there !

Oh, là là ! Mais que vois-je ! Encore une rébellion de notre ami Nobody, qui n'a pas respecté la consigne concernant les phrases 6 et 7 !
Ferait bien de relire sa copie avant que je n'enlève le fatidique demi point...

Ms P.'s still watching you.......
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[OrientCat]

Ou la la c'est qu'elle sévit Ms P..J'ai pas intérêt à me tromper hihi

little, a little, few or a few

1 – I knew I had little time to spare.
2 – There were few people in the queue in front of me.
3 – Few foreigners visit Saint-Ouen-les Vignes.
4 – There are a few good restaurants in Amboise.
5 – There has been little rain lately.
6 – There was a little rain yesterday.
7 – Here’s a little money for you.
8 – I have got little talent for music.
9 – When I travel, I always take a few books with me.
10 – There are few books I enjoy reading more than once.
11 – There are few people I really trust.

Ce n'est pas si facile mais merci Mysto'
See you

PS : si je puis me permettre, ayant mis les mêmes réponses que Nobody (sans pour autant copier, je précise) je ne comprends pas quelles erreurs de consigne lui reproche ms P..peut-être expliciter ? merci
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Those who don't like cats will be reincarnated into mice

[MystOGriff]

Hi !!!!

Mais , ce sont les mêmes réponses que notre Fame,(6
et 7) ma chère et vénérée Prof. Kay.... , vous savez, je pense qu'il y a quand même quelques différences visibles entre Nobody et Fame.

Would you like an appointment with my ophtalmologist, unless.... another specialist

Your devoted Ms P.
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[OrientCat]

ooooops what's your ophtalmologist's name ?
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O'rientCat
Ronron et pattes de velours...
Those who don't like cats will be reincarnated into mice

[Nobody]

Elève Nobody, au rapport !
Petit garnement ! Insoumis et indiscipliné, comme d'hab. !
Et que pouvez-vous dire, Nobody, pour votre défense ?

Je m'y attendais, chef !
Oui, je savais que Mrs P. allait probablement me reprocher de n'avoir pas bien lu la consigne. Mais... il y a avait trois petits points de suspension dans la consigne et, selon moi, cela ouvrait d'autres perspectives

Lot of kisses
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My lovely wife, my children and my cute dog are my sunshines.

[OrientCat]

Eeehhhhhh mais c'est vrai ça, c'est très bien vu cher Nobody. Les 3 petits points dans la ponctuation française signifiant "etc" quel oeil de lynx.



Lots of kisses
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O'rientCat
Ronron et pattes de velours...
Those who don't like cats will be reincarnated into mice

[Fame]

Oui, et nous savons tous que notre Mysto'Griff est très pointilleuse quant à la ponctuation !
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[MystOGriff]

Hi everybody !

Oh là, mais je vois un semblant de coalition entre les fortes têtes de ma classe

Tout d'abord, je tiens à préciser à notre cher Nobody que je ne suis pas Mrs P., mais bien Ms P

Ensuite, j'informe notre chère O'RientCat que l'abréviation de la locution adverbiale "et caetera" (in English : et cetera) : etc est suivie d'un seul point et non de trois.

Donc, avec trois petits points, j'anticipais seulement le reflet de vos clignotements neuronaux relatifs aux 4 choix

Vous suivez

J'espère donc que vous aurez conscience que d'autres exercices vont arriver avant Noël et que...vous seriez bien inspirés de rentrer dans le rang, petits garnements

Your devoted Ms P.


j'ai pô dit qu'il y avait 3 petits points derrière etc, j'ai dit que etc remplaçait 3 p'tits points c'est pô juste
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[Nobody]

Etant donné que Ms P. risque fort d'appeler le très caverneux et toujours aussi terrifiant et affreux Prof. K afin de remettre de l'ordre dans la classe, je vais montrer le bon exemple... en espérant avoir de bons points de "vie scolaire" :

6. There was a little of rain yesterday.
7. Here’s a little of money for you.

Je remarque à ce propos que mes petites camarades de classe n'ont pas mis "of" entre "little" et le nom qui suit. Or il me semble bien, enfin si j'en crois ce qu'on m'avait enseigné, que "of" aurait bien sa place dans ce cas. Non ?

C'est que, voyez-vous, je suis capable de comprendre vite... mais seulement si on veut bien m'expliquer assez longtemps


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[Medi]

bonsoir tout le monde
comme toujours je suis la dernière à rendre ma copie....

1- I knew I had little time to spare.
2 - There were a few people in the queue in front of me.
3- Few foreigners visit Saint-Ouen- les Vignes ( where is it ?)
4- There are a few restaurants in Amboise.
5 - There has been little rain lately.
6 - There was a little rain yesterday.
7 - Here's a little money for you.
8 - I have got little talent for music.
9- When I travel, I always take a few books withe me.
10- There are few people I really trust.

Merci MystO'Griff et à bientôt
Medi
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[Fame]

Hello

Je t'avoue Nobody, que j'ai longuement hésité pour le "of"
Je trouvais que cela sonnait mieux aux oreilles ..... that's right mais j'ai choisi de ne pas le mettre.

Je suis donc impatiente de voir la correction explicative

See you
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[MystOGriff]

Hello !

Nous voici déjà lundi, donc le moment des corrections explicatives bien entendu :

1 – I knew I had little time to spare.
2 – There were a few people in the queue in front of me.
3 – A few foreigners visit Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes.
4 – There are a few good restaurants in Tours.
5 – There has been little rain lately.
6 – There was a little rain yesterday.
7 – Here’s a little money for you.
8 – I have little talent for music.
9 – When I travel, I always take a few books with me.
10 – There are few books I enjoy reading more than once.
11 – There are few people I really trust.

Remember :
Positive meaning :
Some = a little (uncountable nouns)
a few (countable nouns)

Attention avec quite + a few.
Ex. There were quite a few good paintings – Il y avait un assez grand nombre de bons tableaux.
Que l’on pourrait remplacer par quite a lot, qui lui, fonctionne avec les dénombrables et les indénombrables.
On augmente donc ici la quantité ou on renforce l’idée.

Negative meaning :
- little (uncountable nouns)
- few (countable nouns)

Pour renforcer l’idée négative ou pour que le nombre paraisse plus petit on peut utiliser very.

A little bit of est informel et précède toujours un nom indénombrable.

Merci et bravo !

MystO'Griff
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[Nobody]

Oui mais...

Et of alors ?


Bah ! Que voulez-vous : je suis sans doute du genre à tester des trucs bizarres.

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My lovely wife, my children and my cute dog are my sunshines.

[Fame]

Dear Mysto'Griff,

Thanks for your explanation, it becomes very clear
I didn't know that for a positive meaning we have to use ' a ' before and for a negative not
I'll try not forget it
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