Question

There is little water in the pot means

• A. There isn't any water in the pot.
• B. There is some water in the pot.
• C. There is much water in the pot.
• D. There is enough water in the pot.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. There isn't any water in the pot.

‘Little’ is used in the sense of ‘not much’ or ‘hardly any’ or ‘not enough’ before singular uncountable noun to express quantity. It has a negative meaning . Eg : He has little money. Meaning: He has not much/ negligible amount of money. ‘A Little’ is used in the sense of ‘a small amount’ before singular uncountable noun to express quantity. It has a positive meaning. Eg :He has a little money. Meaning: He has a small amount of money.