Question

Choose the correct sentence using "fewer" or "less" correctly:

• A. There are fewer books on the shelf.
• B. There is less students in the classroom.
• C. She has less oranges than he does.
• D. I have fewer money in my wallet.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. There are fewer books on the shelf.

• "Fewer" is used when you are talking about countable nouns.
• "Less" is used when you are referring to uncountable nouns.
• The use of "fewer" is correct here because it's used when you're talking about countable items, like books. You can count books individually.
• b) "There is less students in the classroom." It should be "There are fewer students in the classroom." "Students" is countable, so it should be "fewer students."
• c) "She has less oranges than he does." It should be "She has fewer oranges than he does." "Oranges" is countable, so it should be "fewer oranges."
• d) "I have fewer money in my wallet." It should be "I have less money in my wallet." Money is an uncountable noun, so "less" should be used.