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A South Florida bounty on predatory terns has decreased the number of such birds lower than one thousand or less, lending hope that the snipe and sandpiper populations on which the terns prey will once again flourish.
A. has decreased the number of such birds lower than one thousand or less
B. has decreased the number of birds to fewer than one thousand
C. had decreased the number of such birds below one thousand or less
D. has decreased the number of these birds to less than one thousand
E. have decreased the number of these birds lower than one thousand
A. has decreased the number of such birds lower than one thousand or less
B. has decreased the number of birds to fewer than one thousand
C. had decreased the number of such birds below one thousand or less
D. has decreased the number of these birds to less than one thousand
E. have decreased the number of these birds lower than one thousand
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SPatel1992 Birds are countable, but the number is not. For instance, if there are 900 birds, we'd say "There are fewer than 1,000 birds" or "The number of birds is less than 1,000."
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Official Explanation
The underlined portion of the sentence contains the phrase lower than, so make sure this is the proper quantity word. The phrase lower than refers to number, which requires the counting phrase less than. This is a quantity words error. Eliminate choice A and look for obvious repeaters. Answer choice E also uses the phrase lower than to refer to birds, so this is an obvious repeater. Eliminate choice E. Now evaluate the remaining answer choices individually looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B incorrectly uses the adjective fewer, which applies to multiple things, to refer to number, which is a single quantity. This is a quantity words error. Eliminate choice B. Choice C uses the phrase below to refer to number, which is a quantity words error, so eliminate choice C. Choice D fixes the error in the original sentence and doesn’t introduce any new errors. Keep choice D.
Choice A: No. The phrase lower than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice B: No. The phrase fewer than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice C: No. The word below incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice D: Correct.
Choice E: No. The phrase lower than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
The correct answer is choice D.
The underlined portion of the sentence contains the phrase lower than, so make sure this is the proper quantity word. The phrase lower than refers to number, which requires the counting phrase less than. This is a quantity words error. Eliminate choice A and look for obvious repeaters. Answer choice E also uses the phrase lower than to refer to birds, so this is an obvious repeater. Eliminate choice E. Now evaluate the remaining answer choices individually looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B incorrectly uses the adjective fewer, which applies to multiple things, to refer to number, which is a single quantity. This is a quantity words error. Eliminate choice B. Choice C uses the phrase below to refer to number, which is a quantity words error, so eliminate choice C. Choice D fixes the error in the original sentence and doesn’t introduce any new errors. Keep choice D.
Choice A: No. The phrase lower than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice B: No. The phrase fewer than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice C: No. The word below incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
Choice D: Correct.
Choice E: No. The phrase lower than incorrectly refers to numbers. Quantity words.
The correct answer is choice D.
