pronoun
1
BAD : With the few money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese.
GOOD : With the little money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese.
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Few is used with plural countable nouns: 'very few cars'.
Little is used with uncountable nouns: 'very little traffic'.
Compare: 'He had very little money, just a few coins.'
2
BAD : Few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
GOOD : A few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
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a few = not many: 'I saw her just a few days ago.'
few = hardly any: 'Few people die of smallpox nowadays.'