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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Fewer vs Less
#1 I had to pay fifty rupees less for that shirt.
#2 There were fifteen boys less than the normal strength.
We use "less" for uncountable noun and "fewer" for countable noun. But in #1 it uses "less" and book says sentence is correct. On the other hand book says #2 is wrong, there should be fewer instead of less.
Why so? Are both sentences different?
#2 There were fifteen boys less than the normal strength.
We use "less" for uncountable noun and "fewer" for countable noun. But in #1 it uses "less" and book says sentence is correct. On the other hand book says #2 is wrong, there should be fewer instead of less.
Why so? Are both sentences different?
Top answer
The fifty rupees is considered a single abstract amount, not fifty separate things. Fifty rupees would not likely consist of fifty separate coins or bills. CJ
- The fifty rupees is considered a single abstract amount, not fifty separate things.
- Fifty rupees would not likely consist of fifty separate coins or bills.
- CJ
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The fifty rupees is considered a single abstract amount, not fifty separate things. Fifty rupees would not likely consist of fifty separate coins or bills.
CJ
CJ
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