Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c), given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) ie ‘No Improvement’ as the answer.
Less people came to watch cricket matches this year, so the gate receipts were lesser than last year.

Options

A. Many
B. Fewer
C. Lot of
D. No Improvement

Answer

B

Explanation

(2) fewer (Det., Pro.) : not many rarr used for Countable Nouns
less (Det., Pro.) : a smaller amount of rarr used for
Uncountable Nouns Here, Fewer is the right usage.