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3. Read this sentence carefully. “I’d like to introduce you to my sister Clara， who lives in Madrid， to Benedict， my brother who doesn’t， and to my only other sibling （兄弟姊妹）， Hilary.” Which of the following is correct？
A. Hilary is male.
B. Hilary is female.
C. It’s impossible to know from the context.
4. Less and fewer often cause people grief. Which of the following is wrong？
A. There’s less water in the river these days.
B. I eat fewer than five apples a week.
C. I drink less than three coffees a day.
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答案及讲解：
3. A。【讲解】 The absence of a comma before “who doesn’t” implies that there are other brothers. A comma after “my brother” would mean that there was only one brother. [“my brother”和 “who doesn’t” 之间没有用逗号隔开，暗示还有其他的兄弟，“who doesn’t”只是限定修饰其中之一。如果 “my brother” 之后有逗号，说明只有一个兄弟。]
4. C。【讲解】For “countable” things use fewer. For things that are not “countable”—such as water in the river—use less. [可数名词用“fewer”，不可数名词用“less”。句中“coffees”指的是“几杯咖啡”。]
3. Read this sentence carefully. “I’d like to introduce you to my sister Clara， who lives in Madrid， to Benedict， my brother who doesn’t， and to my only other sibling （兄弟姊妹）， Hilary.” Which of the following is correct？
A. Hilary is male.
B. Hilary is female.
C. It’s impossible to know from the context.
4. Less and fewer often cause people grief. Which of the following is wrong？
A. There’s less water in the river these days.
B. I eat fewer than five apples a week.
C. I drink less than three coffees a day.
黄召平 整理
答案及讲解：
3. A。【讲解】 The absence of a comma before “who doesn’t” implies that there are other brothers. A comma after “my brother” would mean that there was only one brother. [“my brother”和 “who doesn’t” 之间没有用逗号隔开，暗示还有其他的兄弟，“who doesn’t”只是限定修饰其中之一。如果 “my brother” 之后有逗号，说明只有一个兄弟。]
4. C。【讲解】For “countable” things use fewer. For things that are not “countable”—such as water in the river—use less. [可数名词用“fewer”，不可数名词用“less”。句中“coffees”指的是“几杯咖啡”。]