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Adverb: 4, 12 and 16.
Adjective: 3, 8, 10 and 14.
In 14
little is
modifying bit (i.e. it is an adjective); but
a little bit functions as an adverb.
If we simply said
a little like then it would be an adverb too. Note modification of the
determiner with
very,
too and
as on lines 7, 13 and 15. Note also the lines where
a
little (determiner, pronoun or adverb) expresses a positive idea.
Activity C3.4a: Here are the answers:
Determiner: 1, 3, 8, 9
Pronoun: 4, 7, 11,
Adverb: 2, 5, 6, 10, 12
Activity C3.4b: There are three lines where
less is used with, or is referring to, a count
noun. In two (5 and 9) it could possibly be replaced by
fewer, though the text does
not sound strange. Only in one (1) does
less sound informal (or perhaps incorrect to
some people). In 12 it would sound strange to use
fewer, because
ten years, although
technically plural, is considered as a single period. See A3 for more on this.
Activity C3.5:
a) a determiner with a singular noncount noun: 2, 6, 10
b) a determiner with a count noun in the plural: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9
c) a pronoun: 3, 11
d) an adverb: 4
12 does not involve any of the above cases; it shows
some used with a singular count
noun, meaning something unspecified or vague.
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