Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Nov 2007:30 AM PST
-08:30 AM PST
Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
Nov 2211:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Do RC/MSR passages scare you? e-GMAT is conducting a masterclass to help you learn – Learn effective reading strategies Tackle difficult RC & MSR with confidence Excel in timed test environment- Nov 23
11:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease. 
Nov 2510:00 AM EST
-11:00 AM EST
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors.
05 Nov 2011, 13:16
Kudos
Bookmarks
Can you please tell me what is fewer,less, intelligent and students in sentence 1 and 2. which ones are adjectives, nouns and adverbs ?
fewer is modifying intelligent students in sentence 1 but ajectives dont modify adjectives and only adverbs are suppose to modify adjectives...since noun in sentence 1 is students and intelligent is adjective ...
similarly in sentence 2 .
1. My class has fewer intelligent students.
2. My class has less intelligent students.
fewer is modifying intelligent students in sentence 1 but ajectives dont modify adjectives and only adverbs are suppose to modify adjectives...since noun in sentence 1 is students and intelligent is adjective ...
similarly in sentence 2 .
1. My class has fewer intelligent students.
2. My class has less intelligent students.
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
sudish
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
Last visit: 15 Nov 2014
Posts: 120
Given Kudos: 16
Status:Enjoying the MBA journey :)
Location: United States (DC)
Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship
Schools: CBS '15 (D) Ross '15 (D) Anderson '15 (D) Johnson '15 (WL) ISB '14 (D) Kellogg '15 (D) Olin '15 (WA$) McDonough '15 (M)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
WE:Corporate Finance (Other)
Schools: CBS '15 (D) Ross '15 (D) Anderson '15 (D) Johnson '15 (WL) ISB '14 (D) Kellogg '15 (D) Olin '15 (WA$) McDonough '15 (M)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
Posts: 120
05 Nov 2011, 14:13
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi
You might want to keep the following rule in mind regarding the use of fewer and less.
Rule
'Less' is used with uncountable nouns. E.g. - less water, less happiness, less money, etc.
'Fewer' is used with countable nouns. E.g. - fewer cards, fewer people, fewer companies, etc.
Now, coming back to your question:
In sentence 1, 'fewer' is modifying 'intelligent students' and not just the adjective 'intelligent'. Hence it's basically saying that I have fewer number of intelligent students in my class (say 2 out of 10 students)
In sentence 2, 'less' is only modifying the adjective 'intelligent' and is basically saying that students in my class have a lower intelligence level in general.
This is a perfect example of how the meaning of a sentence changes when you actually think that both the sentences sound/mean same.
Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!
You might want to keep the following rule in mind regarding the use of fewer and less.
Rule
'Less' is used with uncountable nouns. E.g. - less water, less happiness, less money, etc.
'Fewer' is used with countable nouns. E.g. - fewer cards, fewer people, fewer companies, etc.
Now, coming back to your question:
In sentence 1, 'fewer' is modifying 'intelligent students' and not just the adjective 'intelligent'. Hence it's basically saying that I have fewer number of intelligent students in my class (say 2 out of 10 students)
In sentence 2, 'less' is only modifying the adjective 'intelligent' and is basically saying that students in my class have a lower intelligence level in general.
This is a perfect example of how the meaning of a sentence changes when you actually think that both the sentences sound/mean same.
Hope this is helpful.
Cheers!
05 Nov 2011, 14:19
Kudos
Bookmarks
sudish
Sudish,
I know the difference between fewer and less but can you explain in sentence 1 if 'fewer' is modifying 'intelligent students'
than fewer should be an adverb correct and not an adjective since adjectives cant modify adjectives ?
Also, in sent 2 'less' is only modifying the adjective 'intelligent' so less should be an adverb too , right for the same reason ?
