Only seven people this century have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies—less than those killed by bee stings.
A.
movies—less than those
B.
movies—fewer than have been
C.
movies, which is less than those
D.
movies, a number lower than the people
E.
movies, fewer than the ones
A错的原因是less不能修饰可数名词?可是B没有those怎么会对呢?少了比较对象啊。
关于可数不可数的修饰和指代不明白,请指教 请看GWD-8-Q41:
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many. A.
there are less than one-quarter that many
B.
there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.
there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D.
the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E.
it is less than one-quarter of that amount
C中的amount不也应该指代不可数名词的吗?
When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950’s, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today there are less than one-quarter that many. A.
there are less than one-quarter that many
B.
there are fewer than one-quarter as many
C.
there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
D.
the number is less than one-quarter the amount
E.
it is less than one-quarter of that amount
C中的amount不也应该指代不可数名词的吗? |