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Diesel engines burn as much as 30% less fuel than gasoline engines of comparable size, as well as emitting far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the other gasses that have been implicated in global warming.
A of comparable size , as well as emitting far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the other gasses that have
B of comparable size, as well as emit far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the other gasses having
C of comparable size, and also they emit far fewer carbon dioxide and other gasses that have
D that have a comparable size, and also they emit far fewer of the other gasses having
E that have a comparable size, as well as emitting far fewer of the other gasses having
Why is A better than C?
A of comparable size , as well as emitting far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the other gasses that have
B of comparable size, as well as emit far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the other gasses having
C of comparable size, and also they emit far fewer carbon dioxide and other gasses that have
D that have a comparable size, and also they emit far fewer of the other gasses having
E that have a comparable size, as well as emitting far fewer of the other gasses having
Why is A better than C?
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A is better then C because of the use of "less" vs. "fewer" in relation to the noun 'carbon dioxide'
Less- Used for non-countable nouns
Fewer- Used for countable nouns
"Carbon dioxide" is a non-countable noun, so it must be paired with "less"
In the second portion of the underlined sentence, "...far fewer of the other gases," , 'fewer' is used correctly because 'the other gases' can be counted (ex: there could be 5 of the other gases, there could be 10 of the other gases, etc.)
In addition , the "as well as" construction used in choice (A) correctly parallels the "as much as" construction used at the start of the sentence
Less- Used for non-countable nouns
Fewer- Used for countable nouns
"Carbon dioxide" is a non-countable noun, so it must be paired with "less"
In the second portion of the underlined sentence, "...far fewer of the other gases," , 'fewer' is used correctly because 'the other gases' can be counted (ex: there could be 5 of the other gases, there could be 10 of the other gases, etc.)
In addition , the "as well as" construction used in choice (A) correctly parallels the "as much as" construction used at the start of the sentence
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I too think C should be closer. far fewer carbon dioxide and other gasses, makes the two type of gasses in parallel and far fewer is modifying both gasses. I am sure I had wrong logic, but anyone can explain more on A.
