Which of the following is a correct use of 'fewer' or 'less'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. There are fewer people today than yesterday.
- Step 1: 'Fewer' is used with countable nouns such as people. Answer: There are fewer people today than yesterday. Why not the others: There are less people today than yesterday., There is fewer people today than yesterday. and There are lesser people today than yesterday. don't fit.
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