Sentence Correction

With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theater 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
(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer

OA after some discussions.

I put my money on A
Less should be used while dealing with time , money.
Few should be used when dealing with people.

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

Answer - A.

Rule : Fewer is for countable items. Less is for non countable items.
Amount of money is non-countable item while subscriber can be counter.

With these rules, D,E and B are incorrect.

Rule: lesser than should be used when amount is compared to other amount so B is also incorrect.

Mine is A.

i agree with A

sales is not getting compared with any other sales. so lesser or fewer than is wrong.
And subscribers are getting compared..this year's and last year's. so fewer is required.

only option A has both perfectly.

user123321

IMO: A

Hii Sam,

I came across a similar problem and posted an explanation here. It may help you.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/countable-an ... tml#431781

IMO : A

Hope this helps !!

OA A