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=== difference between since & because, "because of" and "due to" ===
=== difference between few & "a few" ===
* ''few''
** a determiner (adjective) indicating a small amount or quantity
** it modifies a noun, as in "few people know the truth"
* ''a few''
** "a" = article, and "few" = adjective
** a is an article that modifies "people"
** few is a determiner that modifies people
** however, by adding the article "a" we create a new meaning
* "a few" indicates "some" or "more than one"
** thus emphasizes that the quantity is larger than one
* "few" indicates a small quantity or absence of much
** thus emphasizes that the number or quantity small
 
=== difference between since & because and "because of" and "due to" ===
* ''since'' & ''because'' = the same (synonymous)
* ''since'' & ''because'' = the same (synonymous)
** both are subordinating conjunctions (i.e., they combine a dependent or subordinate with an independent clause)
** both are subordinating conjunctions (i.e., they combine a dependent or subordinate with an independent clause)