Question

The jug has little water. This means that:

• A. the jug is filled with water.
• B. the jug is half filled with water.
• C. there is almost no water in the jug.
• D. there is no jug at all.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. there is almost no water in the jug.

The sentence "The jug has little water" means that there is almost no water in the jug.

When "little" is used in a negative sense like this, it implies that the amount of water is very small, almost negligible. It's different from saying "a little" (which could mean a small but sufficient amount).