比较句用法？？！！请教Prep2-25

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请教Prep2-25
There is a widespread belief in the United States and Western Europe that young people have a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents and that the source of the change lies in the collapse of the "work ethic."
(A) a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents  
(B) less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents  
(C) a smaller commitment to work and a career than that of their parents and grandparents  
(D) less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents had  
(E) a lessening of the commitment to work and a career that their parents and grandparents had
这道题答案是D
请教smaller   &    less of的用法

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joywu1221

smaller + accountable; less + uncountable

shiwen66666

smaller + accountable; less + uncountable

-- by 会员 joywu1221 (2009/11/15 16:02:35)

o。。。那smaller 和 fewer有什么区别？

smbody

feelings (like commitment, love, passion, etc.) are thought of in terms of more(greater) or less, as unquantified substances.
we cannot use Smaller for commitment because commitment is neither a physical size, not number or quantity.

floraliuyz

smaller 和  fewer 都修饰 可数名字

但是，  smaller  一般是指 ”小“， 而fewer是指”少“

sjmdlyc

有高人讲解就是不一样！

iailucky

注意这里是less of~  修饰have  即承担a commitment的份额少了
a commitment应该不会变smalller吧