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[邁向高等學府]

With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, hte American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.
a. of less than two hundred and fewer
b. lower than two hundred and less
c. lesser than two hundred and fewer
d. fewer than two hundred and less
e. of fewer than two hundred and of fewer


答案為A,
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[sandarac]

With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, hte American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.
a. of less than two hundred and fewer
b. lower than two hundred and less
c. lesser than two hundred and fewer
d. fewer than two hundred and less
e. of fewer than two hundred and of fewer
答案為A,
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population在此處是不可數名詞 要用less...所以其他全錯!

[維尼]

With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, hte American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.
a. of less than two hundred and fewer
b. lower than two hundred and less
c. lesser than two hundred and fewer
d. fewer than two hundred and less
e. of fewer than two hundred and of fewer
答案為A,
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population在此處是不可數名詞 要用less...所以其他全錯!

我個人認為不是population不可數
原題未劃線部分有個不定冠詞 a

我個人覺得是慣用法
要表達一個數字小於某個數字
是用 less

後面的fewer是表示數量上的少