GWD语法题！求解！

jameswei0605

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.

 

1. there are less than one-quarter that many
2. there are fewer than one-quarter as many
3. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount
4. the number is less than one-quarter the amount
5. it is less than one-quarter of that amount

请问E为什么错，正确答案是C

cocomalawi

我也不懂.

顶!!!!!!!

Zeldaw

也不懂，帮你顶

graceyin7

E中，it 無指涉對象

lr0186

less 是 little 的比较级别，与不可数名词连用，，

less time，suger 等，，文中涉及的比较是可数名词，，ADE全排除

悠悠然

It 不能指代前面的复数主语，另外就是５楼说的问题．（看书小有体会，不知道对不对，希望ＮＮ指正）

Zeldaw

可是amount也不能修饰可数名词啊？

graceyin7

該題真正爭議處即是在amount這個字。我認為應該改用number才對。

Zeldaw

刚才查了一下新东方的蓝皮书，蓝皮书的答案是A，我现在彻底糊涂乐

Zeldaw

再顶