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Few & Little Concrete nouns: things you can see, touch, or count. Examples : chair, house, money Abstract nouns: things that usually cannot be seen, touched, or counted. They are qualities or conditions. Examples : life, happiness,

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Page 1: Few & Little  Concrete nouns: things you can see, touch, or count. Examples: chair, house, money  Abstract nouns: things that usually cannot be seen,

Few & Little

Concrete nouns: things you can see, touch, or count.

Examples: chair, house, money

Abstract nouns: things that usually cannot be seen, touched, or counted. They are qualities or conditions.

Examples: life, happiness, distress, impatience

Page 2: Few & Little  Concrete nouns: things you can see, touch, or count. Examples: chair, house, money  Abstract nouns: things that usually cannot be seen,

Few & Little

Use few, fewer, and fewest to compare concrete nouns that can be counted.

Example: There are few chairs in this room. Now there are fewer chairs than before. This room has the fewest chairs.

Page 3: Few & Little  Concrete nouns: things you can see, touch, or count. Examples: chair, house, money  Abstract nouns: things that usually cannot be seen,

Few & Little

Use little, less, and least to compare abstract nouns by quantity.

Example: Jonas experienced little love in the community. Lilly had less love for her comfort object. People showed the least love when someone was being released.