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by magizhan » Wed May 12, 2010 8:12 pm
There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses for those who feel that their career opportunities have been unfairly curtailed due to inequities in early educational systems.

A.There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
B.There is, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
C.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
D.There are, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
E.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourse

The agreement issue is evident. However, I'm not sure whether few or fewer is appropriate. Can anyone explain ?
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by prosaicblabber » Wed May 12, 2010 9:59 pm
IMO (D)
in E few Recourse isn't right usage after few we must use a plural term.
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by susantaiitk » Wed May 12, 2010 10:51 pm
why do we need fewer? why not few since there is no comparison being made.

So C is my answer.
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by neha.patni » Wed May 12, 2010 10:59 pm
magizhan wrote:There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses for those who feel that their career opportunities have been unfairly curtailed due to inequities in early educational systems.

A.There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
B.There is, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
C.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
D.There are, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
E.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourse

The agreement issue is evident. However, I'm not sure whether few or fewer is appropriate. Can anyone explain ?
IMO C. Fewer is used while comparing
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by saurabhmahajan » Wed May 12, 2010 11:00 pm
IMO:D
OA plz
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by neha.patni » Wed May 12, 2010 11:00 pm
magizhan wrote:There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses for those who feel that their career opportunities have been unfairly curtailed due to inequities in early educational systems.

A.There is, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
B.There is, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
C.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourses
D.There are, under the current system of legislation, fewer recourses
E.There are, under the current system of legislation, few recourse

The agreement issue is evident. However, I'm not sure whether few or fewer is appropriate. Can anyone explain ?
what is OA
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by thephoenix » Wed May 12, 2010 11:02 pm
IMO C
fewer must be followed by than fewer than is used to make ceratin comparison
however there is no comparison in the s/c
whats the OA
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by prosaicblabber » Wed May 12, 2010 11:33 pm
It's not necessary to use fewer for comparing quantities. It can be use to specify just a count also
see th usage of fewer at link below

https://www.llrx.com/columns/grammar2.htm

"Fewer law suits result in less litigation"
Here fewer doesn't imply a comparison .
However when using few or fewer we use plurals of the subject/object on which few/fewer is being used.
fewer apples , few roses.
This was one reason i advocate (D) .
I welcome more brainstorming from experts on this.
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by magizhan » Wed May 12, 2010 11:42 pm
OA is C
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by prosaicblabber » Thu May 13, 2010 1:17 am
Can somebody elaborate on few/fewer usage its still not clear to me ?

"It's not necessary to use fewer for comparing quantities. It can be use to specify just a count also
see th usage of fewer at link below

https://www.llrx.com/columns/grammar2.htm

"Fewer law suits result in less litigation"
Here fewer doesn't imply a comparison .
However when using few or fewer we use plurals of the subject/object on which few/fewer is being used.
fewer apples , few roses.
This was one reason i advocate (D) .
I welcome more brainstorming from experts on this."
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by adi_800 » Thu May 13, 2010 1:28 am
The case is...what matters is GMAT points of view...
In Manhattan guide...its written in the comparison chapter that you use comparative form only when you are making a comparison..
Wrong: I will have higher bills this summer....
This sentence intends to say that I will be having highER bills in summer AS COMPARED TO WHAT I AM GETTING RIGHT NOW.
But this is not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the sentence... If this is not mentioned then we can not use higher..
Just simply remember: We use comparative form only when we have than or any other comparative structure present in the sentence...
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by magizhan » Thu May 13, 2010 6:56 am
Please see the OE. How does 'fewer' change the meaning ?
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by hariharakarthi » Thu May 13, 2010 12:15 pm
IMO C.

"few" is acting as Adjective of "resources"
Am I correct?
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