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Today we're going to talk about fewer versus less and then versus then.
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Fewer refers to countable plural nouns.
For example apples students etc. and means not as many.
Have a look at the examples below.
Fewer hours are required to complete this project countable plural noun fewer than 10 students choose.
Asian studies as their major this year countable plural nouns less refers to uncountable nouns.
For example water noise etc. and means not as much.
Have a look at the examples below I'd like to learn how to spend less time procrastinating uncountable
noun time Bob has just started working there so he obviously gets paid less uncountable noun now less
can also be used with numbers or expressions of measurements as in the examples below.
If you weigh less than forty five kilos you are underweight the cafe is less than 1 kilometres from
here.
You can't simply walk there then it's an adverb that can indicate a particular time in the past or future.
What happens next or the result of a situation having a look at the examples.
No Max.
Work as a teacher back then in the past.
Whisk eggs and sugar and then add flour.
What happens next if you don't call a cab then we'll miss our flights.
Result of a situation
then is a conjunction and it is used to compare one thing with another.
Note that it can be part of an expression for example rather than no sooner than etc..
Have a look at the examples below.
Molly is taller than Ashley comparing Ashley to Molly it's still better than being unemployed.
Comparing unemployment to another thing I'd rather hang out with them than stay alone and my claims
comparing staying alone and my pleas to hanging out with them.