Fewer vs Less | Improve Your Grammar in Minutes

The video tutorial addresses the common grammatical mistake of using 'less' instead of 'fewer'. It explains that 'fewer' is used for countable items, while 'less' is for uncountable items. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct usage. The tutorial also includes practice sentences and discusses exceptions to the rule, such as time and weight, by explaining the use of singular and plural nouns.

Which word should be used when referring to countable items?

• More

• Less

• Fewer

• Many

What is the correct word to use when talking about uncountable items?

• Many

• Fewer

• Less

• More

Which of the following sentences uses 'fewer' correctly?

• He drank fewer water today.

• She made fewer mistakes this time.

• There are fewer milk in the fridge.

• I have less coins than you.

In which context might the rule of 'less' and 'fewer' not apply?

• When referring to time and weight

• When referring to colors

• When referring to emotions

• When referring to shapes

Why is 'less' used in the sentence 'I run less than 10 kilometers'?

• Because kilometers is an exception

• Because kilometers is a singular noun

• Because kilometers are plural

• Because kilometers are uncountable