请教2008prep笔记里的一题

longjili

Only seven people thiscentury have been killed by the great white shark, the man-eater of the movies—lessthan 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 lowerthan the people      (B)
E.    movies, fewer than the ones
答案是B 我错选了C  答案只说A和C中 less错误 。请问各位为什么只能用fewer不能用less？

longjili

这样啊 谢谢啦

jx220

人不能用less修饰。