Future tense: Be going to vs. Will

We use “be going to” + bare infinitive to indicate

Future plan:            I’m going to have a checkup tomorrow afternoon.

Prediction:              It’s going to rain soon.

We use “will” + bare infinitive to indicate

Promise:                 I’ll call you again.

Offer:                     We will drive you home.

Prediction:              It will probably rain soon.

Prompt decision:    I’ll have my computer checked.

Few/A few, Little/A little

Few/A few are used with plural countable nouns.

•    I have few friends. / I have a few friends.

Little/A little are used with uncountable nouns.

•    I have little money. / I have a little money.

Few/little are negative (= hardly any).

A few/a little are positive (= some).