some cream in your coffee vs. few cream in your coffee

[somrat]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #249 "Few, a little and some (1)", question 2

Would you like ......... cream in your coffee?

(a) few
(b) little
(c) some

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #249 "Few, a little and some (1)", answer 2

Would you like some cream in your coffee?

Correct answer: (c) some
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why?

somrat

[Linda]

Hello,
You have to use some here because you can't say 'little cream.' You have to say 'a little cream.' And, 'few' is usually used with countable nouns. "Cream" is a non-count noun so 'some' is the only possibility here.
Take care,
Linda
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