What, What little, What few

Wecanuse“what”asadeterminerbeforea pluraloruncountablenouninnominalrelative clauses.Whenweuse“what”inthisway,it means"allthe",butsuggeststhatit'snotvery much:

Shekeepswhatbooksshehasintheattic.

WhatinformationIhavesuggeststhat he'sOK.

IgaveherwhatcomfortIcould.

(alsothelittle(that)):

Usedonitsownorbeforeuncountable nounstomean“thesmallamount”of something.

Wedidwhatlittlewecouldtohelp.

IhandedoverwhatlittlemoneyIhadleft.

IspentwhatlittletimeIhadwithmyfamily.

(alsothefew...(that)):

Usedbeforepluralandcountablenouns tomean“thesmallnumber”ofsomething.

Theypackedwhatfewbelongingsthey had.

Whatfewvisitorswehavearealways madewelcome.

Theyfailedtomakethemostofwhatfew chancescametheirway.

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What, What little, What few

Published on Feb 3, 2023

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YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS SHEET IN PDF FORMAT HERE: https://www.aprendeinglesenleganes.com/what-what-little-what-few.php WHAT, WHAT LITTLE, WHAT FEW What We can use “what” as a determiner before a plural or uncountable noun in nominal relative clauses. When we use “what” in this way, it means "all the", but suggests that it's not very much: She keeps what books she has in the attic. what little (also the little (that)): Used on its own or before uncountable nouns to mean “the small amount” of something. We did what little we could to help. what few (also the few... (that)): Used before plural and countable nouns to mean “the small number” of something. They packed what few belongings they had. #c1advanced #caeexam #cambridgenglish #c2proficiency #keywordtransformation #cpeexam #useofenglish #cambridgeenglish #oxfordenglish #englishgrammar #TOEIC #TOEFL #IELTS

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