Due to the progress in the field of modern medicine and advances in nutrition and hygiene, less people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before.

Question

Due to the progress in the field of modern medicine and advances in nutrition and hygiene, less people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before. Option 1: fewer people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before. Option 2: less people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before. Option 3: fewer people die every year from infectious diseases than ever before. Option 4: every year, fewer people die from infectious diseases than have ever before.

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

Incorrect. 'Fewer' is correct for countable items like 'people', but 'then' should be 'than' for comparisons.
Incorrect. 'Less' should not be used with countable nouns like 'people', and 'then' is incorrectly used instead of 'than'.
Correct. 'Fewer people' is appropriate for countable nouns and 'than' correctly sets up the comparison.
Incorrect. While grammatically sound, the phrasing is unnecessarily complex and alters the intended meaning slightly.

Grammar Rule: Use 'fewer' for countable nouns and 'than' for comparisons. Keep sentence structure simple and direct.

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Due to the progress in the field of modern medicine and advances in nutrition and hygiene, less people die every year from infectious diseases then ever before.

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