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With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars [#permalink]
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With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theater Company is in danger of losing its building.
(A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
07 Apr 2009, 19:17
neeshpal wrote: With total sales of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer new subscribers than last year, the New England Theater Company is in danger of losing its building.
(A) of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(B) lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(C) lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer
(D) fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and less
(E) of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer IMO A). B) "less" - at the end is meaningless for countable items. "less" used for uncountable. C) "lesser" - we cannot use "lesser" D) "fewer" - it cannot be used for uncountable items. E) same as D).
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
09 Apr 2009, 04:15
I feel its C due to parellelism.
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
09 Apr 2009, 04:37
From A and C.
I go with A coz in C "sales lesser than three hundred dollars" is awkward...comparing sales with dollars!!
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
10 Apr 2009, 14:16
Hi mates, IMO Afirst, "subscribers" must go with fewers, therefore B and D out. Then, "lesser" is not correct. C out. Now, between A and E, I'd with A. E sounds wordy to me OA and Source? Thanks
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
10 Apr 2009, 14:36
IMO A
Between A & C, A sounds more idiomatic.
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
11 Apr 2009, 09:15
IMO A.
C I don't like because 'lesser' canot be used with 'sales', imo.
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Re: SC - Total Sales [#permalink]
11 Apr 2009, 10:02
I am confused between A and C. Anyone care to explain why not C? I am convinced why we can not use lesser in c?
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