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16.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 than 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
E
pollutants 是複數應該用fewer阿???
those burning gasoline or diesel fuel原句為??

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pollutants 是複數應該用fewer阿???
those burning gasoline or diesel fuel原句為??

根據莫伯伯的說法
less用在量、金額價值與程度
fewer用在數
而pollutant是量，所以應該是用less

另外those代vehicles
所以原句可以看為"vehicles burning gasoline or diesel fuel"