Identify the error in the sentences given below, if there is no error, mark option ( e ).
(a) Workers with less personal problems are
(b) personal problems are
(c) likely to be
(d) more productive in their work.
( e ) No error.

Answer

a

Explanation

Less is used when you're referring to something that con't be counted or doesn't have a plural, fewer is used for 'countable' and less for 'uncountable'. In the given sentence, since 'problems' are countable, 'fewer' should be used.