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There is / are more student / students in the class A than in the class B.
There is / are fewer student / students in the class B than in the class A. |
There are more students in the class...
There are fewer students...
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Student A has more mark / marks than student B.
Student B has fewer mark / marks than student B. |
Marks in both cases
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Student A has more candy / candies than student B.
Student B has fewer candy / candies than student B.
Do you choose "candy" or "candies"? |
I think both are suitable.
Student A has the most candy / candies.
Candy is better to my way of thinking
e/ Student A: 1 candy. (piece of candy is also possible)
Student B: 2 (pieces of)candies.
Student C: 2(pieces of) candies.
Student D: 2 (pieces of)candies.
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| Today, he hasn't more good answer/ answers than yesterday. |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:50 am More/Fewer + countable noun (singular) |
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| Van Khanh wrote: |
After "more/ the most + countable noun" or "few/ the fewest +countable noun", can the noun be singular? EX:
c/ Student A: 0.5 mark.
Student B: 0.75 mark.
Do you choose "mark" or "marks"? What exactly do you want to say when you use the word mark (or marks)?
Are you talking about a mark (grade) on a specific test and/or an overall academic average? If so, you should not use the word "more" at all.
Student A has more mark / marks than student B.
Student B has fewer mark / marks than student B.
Student B has a higher/better mark than student A. (one test)
Student A has a lower/worse mark than student B. (one test)
Student B has higher/better marks than student A. (overall average of all marks)
Student A has lower/worse marks than student B. (overall average of all marks)
d/ Student A: 2 candies.
Student B: 1 candy.
Student C: 1 candy.
Student D: 1 candy.
Do you choose "candy" or "candies"?
Student A has more candy / candies than student B. Both are OK. "Candy" can be both countable and uncountable and "more" can be used with both.
Student B has fewer candy / candies than student B.
Student B has fewer candies than student B.
Only candies is OK because "fewer" is only used with countable nouns in their plural form. If you use candy as an uncountable noun, you have to say "less candy".)
Do you choose "candy" or "candies"?
Student A has the most candy / candies. Both are OK, but I'd prefer candy.
e/ Student A: 1 candy.
Student B: 2 candies.
Student C: 2 candies.
Student D: 2 candies.
Do you choose "candy" or "candies"?
Student A has the fewest candy / candies.
Student A has the fewest candies. (countable noun)
Student A has the least candy. (uncountable noun)
6/ Please choose "answer" or "answers".
Today, he hasn't more good answer/ answers than yesterday.
Your sentence is a bit unclear. Do you mean more answers that are good? Or do you mean better answers?
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:21 am More/Fewer + countable noun (singular) |
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Hi Pamela and Yankee,
Firstly, thanks very much for your replies. I give you now 3 another cases:
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Student A: 2 books.
Student B: 1 book.
Student C: 1 book.
Student D: 0 book.
Right now, please choose "books" or book".
Student A has more book/books than student B.
Student B has fewer book/books than student A.
Student A has the most book/books.
Student D has the fewest book/books.
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Is this sentence correct?
He needs only one more beautiful girl.
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Please choose "girl" or "girls".
He needs more beautiful girl/ girls.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:37 am More/Fewer + countable noun (singular) |
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| Van Khanh wrote: |
Hi Pamela and Yankee,
Firstly, thanks very much for your replies. I give you now 3 another cases:
1/ Student A: 2 books.
Student B: 1 book.
Student C: 1 book.
Student D: 0 book.
Right now, please choose "books" or book".
Only books is possible.
Student A has more books than student B.
Student B has fewer books than student A.
Student A has the most books.
Student D has the fewest books.
2/Is this sentence correct? Yes, and in this sentence the word "more" means "additional"
He needs only one more beautiful girl.
3/ Please choose "girl" or "girls". Girls
He needs more beautiful girls.
Does your last sentence mean additional beautiful girls or does it mean girls who are more beautiful?
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:22 am More/Fewer + countable noun (singular) |
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Hi Amy,
If the last sentence mean "additional beautiful girls" or it mean "girls who are more beautiful" , the sentence, in both cases, can be written : (in this case, one sentence, 2 meanings):
" He needs more beautiful girls" with an s. Right? |
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 13:52 pm More/Fewer + countable noun (singular) |
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| Van Khanh wrote: |
Hi Amy,
If the last sentence mean "additional beautiful girls" or it mean "girls who are more beautiful" , the sentence, in both cases, can be written : (in this case, one sentence, 2 meanings):
" He needs more beautiful girls" with an s. Right? |
Yes, girls no mattter which meaning.
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