Which sentence uses fewer or less correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. There are fewer cars on the road, so there is less noise.
Answer: fewer cars, less noise. Why not the others: The others use the wrong word for at least one noun.
- Step 1: Use 'fewer' with things you can count and 'less' with amounts.
- Step 2: Cars are counted; noise is not.
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