Few VS very few, only a few, just a few, very few, a very few :

𝗙𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗦 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘄, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄, 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘄, 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝘄... :

⚫ লেখক: আহসানুল ইরফান

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Preposition + few :

A few = some. [-1-]

Few = a small number of / a small amount of. [-2-]

[1] 

Wait for some minutes. ❌  

Wait for a few minutes. ✔️

In some months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In a few months, he fell ill and died. ✔️

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A few = some. [-1-]

Few = a small number of / a small amount of. [-2-]

[2]

Wait for only some minutes. ❌

Wait for only few minutes. ❌

Wait for only a few minutes. ✔️

Wait for just some minutes. ❌

Wait for just few minutes. ❌

Wait for just a few minutes. ✔️

In only some months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In only few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In only a few months, he fell ill and died. ✔️

In just some months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In just few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In just a few months, he fell ill and died. ✔️

In very some months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In very few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

In a very few months, he fell ill and died. ✔️

(1) only very ❌

(2) only a very ❌

(3) an only ❌

(4) an only a ❌

(5) an only very ❌

(6) an only a very ❌

(7) only just ❌

(8) just only ❌

(9) an only very ❌

(10) an only a very ❌

(1)= In only very few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

(2)= In only a very few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

(3)= In an only few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

(4)= In an only a few months, he fell ill and died. ❌

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Without preposition + few :

A few = some. [-1-]

Few = a small number of / a small amount of. [-2-]

[1] 

There are some people who can solve it. ✔️

There are a few people who can solve it. ✔️

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A few = some. [-1-]

Few = a small number of / a small amount of. [-2-]

[2] 

There are only some people who can solve it. ✔️

There are few people who can solve it. ✔️

There are only few people who can solve it. ❌

There are only a few people who can solve it. ✔️

There are just some people who can solve it. ✔️

There are few people who can solve it. ✔️

There are just few people who can solve it. ❌

There are just a few people who can solve it. ✔️

There are very few people who can solve it. ✔️

There are a very few people who can solve it. ❌

(1) just very ❌

(2) just a very ❌

(3) only very ❌

(4) only a very ❌

(5) an only ❌

(6) an only a ❌

(7) an only very ❌

(8) an only a very ❌

(9) only just ❌

(10) just only ❌

(11) just a very ❌

(12) just only very ❌

(13) just only a very ❌

(14) just an only ❌

(15) just an only a ❌

(1)= There are just very few people who can solve it. ❌

(2)= There are just a very few people who can solve it. ❌

(3)= There are only very few people who can solve it. ❌

(4)= There are only a very few people who can solve it. ❌

(5)=There are an only few people who can solve it. ❌

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