Let us quickly review the difference between "less" and "fewer."
Simply put, less is used with mass nouns, and fewer is used with count nouns.
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A count noun refers to something that can be definitively counted; mass nouns are things that cannot be counted individually.
For example let us consider two of my absolute favorite things: guitars and coffee.
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Guitars, which are distinct, solid objects of wooden wonderfulness, can be counted; coffee, the delicious, caffeinated beverage, is something that cannot be counted individually;
- "I need to own fewer guitars," is a grammatically correct statement; "I need to own less guitars," is grammatically incorrect.
- "I really need to drink less coffee," is a grammatically correct statement; "I really need to drink fewer coffee," is grammatically incorrect.
Your task: Write a two sample sentences in which you properly use less and another in which you properly use fewer. Please compose your sentences in the comment section of this post.
Your responses are due by midnight, Sunday October 6th.
I need to talk less about curry.
ReplyDeleteI need to eat fewer curry rolls.
My sentences are really ironic, like, laugh out loud, seriously.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, the store carried fewer book bags than I had expected.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I really wish there was less sand on the beach.
I wish I would watch less TV.
ReplyDeleteI need to carry fewer books in my book bag.
Oakcrest if fewer than two miles from my house.
ReplyDeleteI need to sleep less on the weekends.
I need to drink less water.
ReplyDeleteFewer people drink more water than I do.
I should probably watch less of Glee.
ReplyDeleteFewer people stare when I begin singing catchy show tunes.
Every Tuesday when my classmates and I discuss Revolution, fewer people know what’s going on.
ReplyDeleteI really need to watch less of Revolution on school nights, when I have a lot of homework.
I am going to Canada in less than five months.
ReplyDeleteIf there were fewer students in the class, we would probably get more work done.
I need to watch less of American Horror Story at night.
ReplyDeleteI need to spend fewer days complaining about how tired I am.
I need to read fewer physics books.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be less shy.
I need to take less time to get to Latin class.
ReplyDeleteThe fewer homework assignments I get, the better my day will be!
I have less than an hour to finish my project.
ReplyDeleteI need to spend fewer hours listening to music.
As an avid gamer, I need to play less video games.
ReplyDeleteI should buy fewer video games, after a while it can cost a fortune.
There needs to be less furniture in this house.
ReplyDeleteThere is less metal in my mouth now that i got my braces off.
My neighbor should consider owning fewer cats.
ReplyDeleteI have less of a chance of falling asleep in class if I drink coffee in the morning.
Alexis Sutley
Oakcrest is less crowded now that some people left.
ReplyDeleteFewer people attend Oakcrest since Cedar Creek opened.
My mom says I need to listen to less music.
ReplyDeleteI need to eat fewer gummy worms before my games.
Fewer than 10 people showed up to the game.
ReplyDeleteI need to stay up late much less than I do now
Nathan Harring
ReplyDeleteThere were fewer than twenty people at the concert.
I need to watch less MTV; its rubbing off on me.
I should probably drink less ice tea.
ReplyDeleteEach year, there seems to be fewer pumkins for sale.
My brother needs to drink less soda.
ReplyDeleteFewer people play football each year.
People need to complain less.
ReplyDeleteAs each day passes, fewer people are owning up to their actions.
It seems to rain less in the summer.
ReplyDeleteThere were fewer hurricanes this year, rather than last year.
I usually sleep less on the weekdays than I do on the weekends.
ReplyDeleteThroughout high school, fewer people have been on Facebook.
If I had less clutter, my room would be cleaner.
ReplyDeleteI need to eat fewer M&Ms.
I wish there was less dust on the Oakcrest floor.
ReplyDeleteI wish there were fewer days of school.
I need to talk less about band.
ReplyDeleteFewer people like band more than I do.
I need to eat less food before going to bed.
ReplyDeleteThere's fewer chocolate chips on my cookie.