Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlined and lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only one underlined part in the sentence is incorrect and not acceptable in standard English. Find the underlined part that contains an error and mark it as your answer.

The pilot (A) revealed that his airbus was (B) carrying not (C) less than three hundred passengers (D) last evening.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct phrase should be 'fewer than'. 'Less' is used when referring to something that cannot be counted. 'Few' is used when referring to people or objects that can be counted and since we are talking of passengers here, 'few' will be used.  

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