Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has an underlined part. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Otherwise, mark your answer as (4).

There are fewer drunk drivers and lesser traffic accidents on the roads according to two reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

  1. There are fewer drunk drivers and fewer traffic accidents on the roads

  2. There are lesser drunk drivers and fewer traffic accidents on the roads

  3. There are less drunk drivers and few traffic accidents on the roads

  4. No improvement required

  5. .
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the correct quantifiers are used for the countable nouns in this context. 'Few' is used for countable nouns.

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