MNW English Grammar » Adjectives » Comparisons of quantity
Comparisons of quantity
To show difference: more, less, fewer + than
Examples:
With countable nouns: more / fewer
- Eloise has more children than Chantal.
- Chantal has fewer children than Eloise.
- There are fewer dogs in Cardiff than in Bristol.
- I have visited fewer countries than my friend has.
- He has read fewer books than she has.
With uncountable nouns: more / less
- Eloise has more money than Chantal.
- Chantal has less money than Eloise.
- I spend less time on homework than you do.
- Cats drink less water than dogs.
- This new dictionary gives more information than the old one.
So, the rule is:
MORE + nouns that are countable or uncountable
FEWER + countable nouns
LESS + uncountable nouns
To show no difference: as much as , as many as, as few as, as little as
- as many as / as few as + countable nouns
- as much as / as little as + uncountable nouns
Examples:
With countable nouns:
- They have as many children as us.
- We have as many customers as them.
- Tom has as few books as Jane.
- There are as few houses in his village as in mine.
- You know as many people as I do.
- I have visited the States as many times as he has.
With uncountable nouns:
- John eats as much food as Peter.
- Jim has as little food as Sam.
- You've heard as much news as I have.
- He's had as much success as his brother has.
- They've got as little water as we have.