语法真题讨论 急

dreadpower

     众位都是选A，C吗？？     我实在不敢说自己选D~~~晕





     理由是两个：the number 和4000对应


                                                                                         less than修饰数字，不能用fewer than


     其他的我觉得意思都不对啊，there are ...那里存在。。。的数字/量的四分之一

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2045977

是不是less than 修饰不可数名词，fewer than修饰不可数名词？less 和fewer都是few的比较级，最高级分别为least和fewest。楼上的，我开始也觉得选D，但是句子前面提到的不是number，而是there are 4000 (drive-ins) existed,只不过把数词后的名词省略了。后面的分句应与前面对称，仍然用there are fewer than...我是这样认为的，看还有高手们愿意批评指正否？

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ssss

在金山糍粑上查到的：


The traditional rule holds that     fewer is used with expressions denoting things that can be counted (
传统的规则认为 fewer与可数的指示事物的词语连用（
fewer than four players), while     less is used with mass terms denoting things of measurable extent (
少于四个选手），而 less与很多可测量范围的指示事物的词条连用（
less paper;
更少的纸张；
less than a gallon of paint). However,     less is idiomatic in certain constructionswhere     fewer would occur according to the traditional rule.     Less thanis used before a plural noun that denotes a measure of time, amount, or distance:
少于一加仑的涂料）。然而 less在一定的句法结构中具有成语性质，而其中 fewer以传统的规则出现。<SKW> Less than用在表示一定时间、数量或距离尺度的复数名词前：
less than three weeks;
少于三周；
less than $400;
少于400美元；
less than 50 miles. Lessis sometimes used with plural nouns in the expressions     no less than (as in     No less than 30 of his colleagues signed the letter) and     or less (as in     Give your reasons in 25 words or less).
少于50英里。<SKW>Less有时在 no less than中与复数名词连用（象在 他的同事中不少于三十位在那封信上署了名），以及 or less（象在 用不多于二十五个单词来讲述你的理由）


    


我的想法跟2045977MM一样，觉得是省略了there are，所以就剩了B和C，第一感觉B读起来非常顺，但是C的语法结构好像又比较正轨，犹豫了半天还是选了C

tianwan

晕了。请NN帮忙解释一下这一题。

snow_mountain

有了一个新想法，不知道对不对？


大家迷惑的焦点主要在于：画线部分到底是省略的一个实意名词，还是一个虚指的数量。如果是实意的名词肯定fewer 好。如果是指一个数量好像应该是less than 比较idiomatic. 如果从OG 对there be 句型的分析看，好像应该看成实意名词的省略，而不是数量。总不能说there are 多少多少数量吧。这样看是不是C好一点呢？


不敢确定，继续讨论。

delldell

我坚决认为选A, fewer than that number 是不可想象的,

tianwan

that many怎么解释？

jnlvo

很同意tianwan的观点，that many 有指代不清的嫌疑，C相对显得对称平行。

eva_yang

less 修饰不可数名词啊。A不对，选C

nina23

支持选A,参见

    

大全151. With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building.

(A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

(B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less

(C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

(D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less（A）

(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer