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=== difference between since & because | === 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) | ||