Question

We have had.
year.
............. (fewer/less) mangoes this year than last year​

Answer 1

Answer:

We have had fewer mangoes this year than last year .

Answer 2

Answer:

'We have had 'fewer mangoes this year than 'last year.'

Explanation:

According to usage rule, fewer is supposed to be used when mentioning 'countable things' while less is used for 'singular nouns'. For example, you can have 'fewer ingredients, dollars, 'people or puppies' but less money, sugar, love, and honesty.

If we can count, we consider fewer to be 'taken into consideration'. Therefore, whenever we look at a sentence and find a 'countable vs non-countable' noun, we consider using fewer with countable and less with 'non-countable nouns.'