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If enacted, the proposed tax revisions will adversely affect all homeowners, although moderately priced homes are liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than would homes at the top of the market.
(A) are liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than would homes
(B) would be liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than if
(C) will likely suffer less of a drop in value than if
(D) are likely to suffer a drop in value that is less than those homes
(E) are likely to suffer less of a drop in value than those
(A) are liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than would homes
(B) would be liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than if
(C) will likely suffer less of a drop in value than if
(D) are likely to suffer a drop in value that is less than those homes
(E) are likely to suffer less of a drop in value than those
Less vs Lesser.
Since less is adverb, and lesser is adjective, does less modify only a verb or an adjective? and does lesser modify only a noun?
Is this right?
Then, what about "less money." "money" is a noun.
Do I misunderstand?
In this question, a lesser drop or less of a drop <- which one is correct?
Is there anybody who can explain the difference between less and lesser?
Since less is adverb, and lesser is adjective, does less modify only a verb or an adjective? and does lesser modify only a noun?
Is this right?
Then, what about "less money." "money" is a noun.
Do I misunderstand?
In this question, a lesser drop or less of a drop <- which one is correct?
Is there anybody who can explain the difference between less and lesser?
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03 Oct 2013, 23:53
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Hi crakgmat.
I'm 100% sure A is wrong. Among other options, only E is correct.
If enacted, the proposed tax revisions will adversely affect all homeowners, although moderately priced homes are liable to suffer a less drop in value than would homes at the top of the market.
(A) are liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than would homes
Wrong. LESSER is wrong comparison. The correct usage is LESS.
(B) would be liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than if
Wrong. Lesser is wrong. "If" does not play any role.
(C) will likely suffer less of a drop in value than if
Wrong comparison. we are comparing two DIFFERENT types of home. The moderately priced home CAN'T changed to "at the top" status.!!!
(D) are likely to suffer a drop in value that is less than those homes
Wrong. Wordy, less of a drop in value" is much better than "a drop in value that is less...." In addition, "those homes" is redundant. We only need pronoun "those" to refer "a new copy" of homes.
(E) are likely to suffer less of a drop in value than those
Correct. Comparison: moderately priced homes are likely to ..... than THOSE at the top of the market. The usage of "those" is absolutely correct to refer a "new copy" of homes. It means Homes at top of the market.
Hope it helps.
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(A) are liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than would homes
"lesser" here is an adjective, not a comparative form. Also, the sentence compares between moderately priced homes and top priced homes, so the correct comparison form is: "less .... than ..."
(B) would be liable to suffer a lesser drop in value than if
Same with A. Also, the sentence makes comparion between two diffirent objects, so "if" is incorrect here and need to be replaced by "those"
(C) will likely suffer less of a drop in value than if
Idiom "less of <uncountable noun> than ..." is correct. However, using "if" is incorrect as stated in B.
(D) are likely to suffer a drop in value that is less than those homes
Wordy. No need to use "that" here since the sentence makes a direct comparison.
(E) are likely to suffer less of a drop in value than those
Correct choice. Correct idiom is: "less of <uncountable nouns> than...". For example: It is less of a problem than I'd expected. "less" here plays a role as pronoun, used with uncountable nouns to mean 'a smaller amount of'
Also, "those" is necessary to make a copy of subject to make a comparison.
