1000 SC - natural gas

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1000 SC - natural gas

by nxanand » Wed May 12, 2010 6:31 am
Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.

(A) less of certain pollutants that the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do
(c) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel
(d) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel.
(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel.


Pollutants to be considered as countable/uncountable?

OA:
E
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by analyst218 » Wed May 12, 2010 8:57 am
nxanand wrote:Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.

(A) less of certain pollutants that the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(B) fewer of certain pollutants than burning gasoline or diesel fuel do
(c) less of certain pollutants than gasoline or diesel fuel
(d) fewer of certain pollutants than does burning gasoline or diesel fuel.
(E) less of certain pollutants than those burning gasoline or diesel fuel.


Pollutants to be considered as countable/uncountable?

OA:
E
uncountable.

you need to have some kind of reference to vehicles.
only E does that with Those

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