many 和much做副词修饰比较级的问题，求指点

Eleonore0208

The library at the state college could have much less books and still is above the minimum number required by state educational standards.

• A
  
  much less books and still is above the minimum number
  
  
• B
  
  many fewer books and still be above the minimum number
  
  
• C
  
  many less books and still be above the minimum amount
  
  
• D
  
  much fewer books and still is above the minimum number
  
  
• E
  
  many fewer books and still above the minimum amount
  
  
  
  

正确答案：B
如题，从来没听说过many做副词修饰比较级的用法……求问这是本题特殊性还是gmat里的普遍适应规则呀！

Eleonore0208

顶一下

miltond

这题其实是考could后面用动词原形，所以AC和缺了be动词的E都先去掉

剩下的B和C，因为books是可数名词，所以需要用fewer而不是less，many在这里不是大问题，它是和fewer一起修饰可数名词books的