Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Grammar · hard
Choose the word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence: "There were applicants this year than last year."
- less
- lesser
- fewer
- little
Answer
C. fewer
Solution
"Applicants" is countable, so use "fewer."
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