9. They can't scarcely believe the report.
10. She couldn't stay with us only a few minutes.
Exercise 96—Fewer, Less
Fewer refers to a smaller number by counting, less refers to a smaller quantity by measuring. Insert the correct word:
1. You are making —— mistakes each day.
2. I am having —— difficulty in writing shorthand.
3. There are —— houses on this street than I had thought.
4. The farther inland we went the —— signs of habitation we saw.
5. Each year there is —— opportunity for an uneducated man to rise.
6. Each year there are —— opportunities for the uneducated man to rise.