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Fewer / Less - Exercise 1

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.    We harvested (fewer less) corn this year because of the drought.

2.    The express lane plainly allows only ten items or (fewer less).

3.    Markham's new novel contains far  (fewer less)  pages than his previous one.

4.    With careful effort from all, we now have (fewer less) pollution than we used to have.

5.    This time the construction crew will pour (fewer less) cement.

6.    The storm produced (fewer less) effects than anticipated.

7.    This semester (fewer less) students signed up for Dr. Billings' class.

8.    I have (fewer less) jelly beans than you do.

9.    The miners sustained lung damage because there was (fewer less) oxygen in the mine than they needed.

10.    There were far (fewer less) transplants just a decade ago than there are today.

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Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu 

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