English grammar error-spotting (meaning of ‘‘little’’ vs ‘‘a little’’ with positive prediction): Identify the incorrect segment; pay attention to quantifiers that change meaning: ‘‘With little patience / you will be able to / cross this hurdle / No error.’

Given data

• A uses ‘‘little’’ before an uncountable noun (‘‘patience’’).

Concept / Approach‘‘Little’’ means ‘‘hardly any/insufficient’’, giving a negative sense; ‘‘a little’’ means ‘‘some/enough’’. The positive prediction ‘‘you will be able to …’’ needs the encouraging quantifier ‘‘a little’’.

Correction‘‘With a little patience, you will be able to cross this hurdle.’’

Common pitfalls

• Confusing ‘‘little’’ with ‘‘a little’’ and changing the sentence meaning.

Final AnswerWith little patience