在D中,little是名詞,用significantly different 修飾。這種用法好比以下句子的用法:
There is little (that) I can do for you.(我能為你做的,少之又少)
E中,不單是significant differences的單複數問題,little 究竟要當名詞還是形容詞?若是名詞,句子就很不好,若是形容詞,直接說 there is little significant difference,更何況,little修是不可數名詞,但difference是可數,也不對。