请教PREP1中第106题。谢谢！

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Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.

 

(A) more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than

(B) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far lighter than

(C) as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far less than

(D) as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is far lighter than it is for

(E) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far less than it is for

答案选的C，但是less可以修饰重量吗？不是应该用lighter吗？

TASSEL

同问

WesternCder

这里是不是应该是修饰数字的不？

GMAC好像特别喜欢这种结构， 句子后面+ 形容词短语或者动名词短语...

msuzengli

less是修饰weigh的.句子主干是: it weighs less than four quarters.

elaine1031

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panpanchen

less是可以当副词，表示程度，A weigh less than B, 可以理解成“A没有B那么重"
lighter是形容词比较级，所以要用也要用more lightly哦