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25 Jul 2022, 07:46
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Hi, I have some confusion on usage of adjective "Little". This may be a nowhere question, but it stays when I am studying comparisons.
Adjective forms of Little are Little Less Least
Below are the three sentences from Ultimate GMAT Grammar
1. Less is known about this period of history
2. Little has been considered about this problem
3. Why do these shoes cost less than those
Sentence No. 1 is comparing one period of history with other. Is my understanding correct?
Since Little is positive, can we use little for countable as well as non countable nouns?
Non-countable:
Sentence 3 is comparative
Exp: These shoes cost little (My intention here is that these shoes are cheap)
Count Nouns:
Exp: This tree has little apples (I want to say that the tree has less apples but not comparing with any other tree)
This sentence is obviously incorrect because little here means small size. So how to convey?
Kindly help me with my confusion.
Adjective forms of Little are Little Less Least
Below are the three sentences from Ultimate GMAT Grammar
1. Less is known about this period of history
2. Little has been considered about this problem
3. Why do these shoes cost less than those
Sentence No. 1 is comparing one period of history with other. Is my understanding correct?
Since Little is positive, can we use little for countable as well as non countable nouns?
Non-countable:
Sentence 3 is comparative
Exp: These shoes cost little (My intention here is that these shoes are cheap)
Count Nouns:
Exp: This tree has little apples (I want to say that the tree has less apples but not comparing with any other tree)
This sentence is obviously incorrect because little here means small size. So how to convey?
Kindly help me with my confusion.
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25 Jul 2022, 10:28
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Hi. Yes, you can use Less with uncountable nouns. He has less money than she does or he knows even less than I.
You can't really say "these shoes cost little" because you need to define what little refers to - it is not identified otherwise. These shoes cost me little effort. But you can't use little with shoes. You can use little with effort. You can't really say "these shoes cost less" on the GMAT either since you are assuming a lot in that sentence. You have to say "these shoes cost less than ... "
Apples are countable so I would say this tree has few apples. Little is usually used with a noun indicating its size rather than quantity. E.g. a little man, a little car, little effort, little knowledge. But you can definitely use it to mean quantity - little money just not the usual usage
You can't really say "these shoes cost little" because you need to define what little refers to - it is not identified otherwise. These shoes cost me little effort. But you can't use little with shoes. You can use little with effort. You can't really say "these shoes cost less" on the GMAT either since you are assuming a lot in that sentence. You have to say "these shoes cost less than ... "
Apples are countable so I would say this tree has few apples. Little is usually used with a noun indicating its size rather than quantity. E.g. a little man, a little car, little effort, little knowledge. But you can definitely use it to mean quantity - little money just not the usual usage
27 Jul 2022, 05:39
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Great,
So little is for non countable
Less is comparative and is for countable and non countable
Thank you Sir.
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So little is for non countable
Less is comparative and is for countable and non countable
Thank you Sir.
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