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by ashg84 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:22 pm
122. As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than did in the 1960's and 1970's, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
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by garima99 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:22 pm
ashg84 wrote:122. As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than did in the 1960's and 1970's, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
less is uncountable, fewer is countable:
IMO E should be correct, than is required as we are comparing
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by enigma88 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:23 pm
Ans: E
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by ashg84 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:53 pm
garima99 wrote:
ashg84 wrote:122. As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than did in the 1960's and 1970's, a twenty year period during which people born after the war swelled the ranks of workers.
(A) less people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
(B) less people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(C) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's as
(D) fewer people will be entering the labor force in the 1980's as
(E) fewer people will enter the labor force in the 1980's than
less is uncountable, fewer is countable:
IMO E should be correct, than is required as we are comparing
Can you please explain why "as" can not be used for comparison. Also what is difference between the usage of As & than.
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by ajmoney09 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:19 pm
E is right.

You can't use "as" because we are comparing.

Example: We had 10 more pies than the clowns.
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by Nick0203 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:18 am
Since people are "countable", fewer is the correct usage. A, B eliminated.
Use of "as" is incorrect because we are comparing. C, D also eliminated.
E is correct, "than" is required.
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