More/Fewer + countable noun (singular)

[Van Khanh]

Dear my friends,

Please give me your opinions with this question.

After "more/ the most + countable noun" or "few/ the fewest +countable noun", can the noun be singular?

EXAMPLES:

a/
Class A: 2 students.
Class B: 1 student.

Do you choose "is" or "are"; "student" or "students"?

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.

b/
Class A: 1 student.
Class B: 0 student.

Do you choose "is" or "are"; "student" or "students"?

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.

c/
Student A: 0.5 mark.
Student B: 0.75 mark.

Do you choose "mark" or "marks"?
Student A has more mark / marks than student B.

Student B has fewer mark / marks than student B.

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.

Student B has fewer candy / candies than student B.

Do you choose "candy" or "candies"?

Student A has the most candy / candies.

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.

Question: Please choose "answer" or "answers".

Today, he hasn't more good answer/answers than yesterday.


Thanks
Van Khanh

[Pamela]

[Yankee]

[Van Khanh]

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".

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.

2/
Is this sentence correct?

He needs only one more beautiful girl.

3/
Please choose "girl" or "girls".

He needs more beautiful girl/ girls.

V Khanh

[Yankee]

[Van Khanh]

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?

[Yankee]