Grammar difference between

List of "difference between" certain words and grammatical forms and rules

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

since & because = the same (synonymous)
- both are subordinating conjunctions (i.e., they combine a dependent or subordinate with an independent clause)
because of is a preposition that modifies a verb (therefore creates an adverbial prepositional phrase)
due to is a preposition that modifies a noun (which creates a modifying (like an adjective) phrase
all of these words indicate causality (cause or effect)
- since& because usually indicate cause
- because of and due to indicate either cause or effect
- = "for the reason"
- since and because are synonyms
- = subordinating conjunction
due to
- = "caused by" or "ascribable to", or "owed to"
- = adjective
- due to describes something or someone that caused something
  - as in, "Due to Steve's forgetfulness, he missed the appointment"
    - "forgetfulness" is a noun, and it is modified by "due to"
due to is not synonymous with because of

, "because of", "in that", "owing to" >> to fix !!!