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Thu 1 Nov, 2007 09:12 am
This book is the thinnest; it has A) the least pages
B) the fewest pages
C) fewer pages
D) less pages
I think the answer should be (A). Am I correct?
Many thanks.
B) is correct.
you could also say "the least number of pages"...
Beg to differ gents.
All are correct depending on the situation.
McTag wrote:DP is wrong.
As if a scotsman would know!
Why Am I (in your esteemed opinion) wrong?
Because starting with what is given, "This book is the thinnest", the only phrase which corresponds completely with that is "It has the fewest pages."
The others are either ungrammatical or illogical.
Ill back you DP. The others are somewhat comparative but nonetheless correct in special situations.
Oh dear! I, the poster, am getting confused with all the different answers. Maybe another member will come to state authoritatively what the answer should be.
B, the fewest pages, is correct.
Yoong I think that you should take your cue from the fact that there are different answers from different posters.
To me that means that all the possibilities you posted are acceptable.
Please do not be concerned about us discussing and debating (bickering?) amongst ourselves.
Edit: Ok The difinitive authority in my life (mumpad) has ruled that a and b are both correct in this situation.
What if the book had really thick paper for its pages???
Fewest (few and fewer) is used when you can count what's being discussed. Pages are individual things and can be counted. Hence, fewest is correct.
This book has fewer pages than that one.
This took the least amount of time.
That took the fewest number of hours.
Thanks, guys.
So the answer is 'fewest'.
well... you learn something everyday on A2K.
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