Gmat Sentence Correction 49

49). With a total population of less than two hundred and fewer breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

(A) of less than two hundred and fewer

(B) lower than two hundred and less

(C) lesser than two hundred and fewer

(D) fewer than two hundred and less

(E) of fewer than two hundred and of fewer

Answer -

49). A is the right answer.

D, E - incorrect -- use "fewer" only when referring to countable nouns. Population is very much like "mass" here and so less/lesser should be used.

B,C - incorrect -- we require 'of ' after population and before less, and "fewer" for refering to the number of breeding females.