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In 1979 lack of rain reduced India's rice production to about 41 million tons, nearly 25 percent less than those of the 1978 harvest.
A.less than those of the 1978 harvest
B.less than the 1978 harvest
C.less than 1978
D.fewer than 1978
E.fewer than that of India’s 1978 harvest


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同学提问“ 请教一个关于Less和fewer的问题：In 1979 lack of rain reduced India's rice production to about 41 million tons, nearly 25 percent less than those of the 1978 harvest.
A.less than those of the 1978 harvest
B.less than the 1978 harvest
C.less than 1978
D.fewer than 1978
E.fewer than that of India’s 1978 harvest

Answer:B
Production  产量，是不可数名词，用less
但是大全164. Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(A) less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel
(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gaso-line or diesel fuel do
(C) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel
(D) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel
(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel

Answer: E
为什么不用fewer呢。Pollutants是可数名词有错么？

Robert周谢慧老师解答：

这里用less是正确的，而不用fewer
注意是of pollutants修饰less，而不是less修饰pollutants
原句比较的是污染物的释放量(amount)，是不可数名词。如果是less pollutants，那是错的 ”