In class: Today is the last of the grammar reviews (for now); as well, this is the last quickwrite, (again for now).
At this point you should have turned in Monday and Tuesday's classwork. In your notebook, there should be two quickwrite responses.
When you have finished today, please again collect your notebook. On page three, respond to "Should one fear failure."
Make sure you have your chromebook with you tomorrow and Friday. You will definitely need it!
Generally, fewer is used when the number of things is counted ("fewer problems") whereas less is used when the number is measured ("less trouble" or "less time"). ... The fact is that less is also sometimes used to refer to number among things that are counted.
Wednesday,
September 15 Grammar
exercise / notebook writing prompt
Please
complete the following practice / review exercise. Take your time. When you
have finished, on page three of your class notebook, write out the a response
to the following prompt: Should one fear failure? This is to be a minimum of honors class: 150 words;
regents class: 100
* It goes like this: fewer is used to refer to number
among things that are counted, as in "fewer choices" and "fewer
problems"; less is used to refer to quantity or amount among things that
are measured, as in "less time" and "less effort."
Direction: Circle the correct word in
each sentence below.
1. The cook suddenly wished she had added (fewer less ) soy sauce.
2. I wish we were given (fewer less ) pages for homework.
3. I wish we were given (fewer less ) homework.
4. David found that (fewer
less ) spoonfuls helped the mixture.
5. Did you know that I've read (fewer less ) than half of my books?
6. Give me (fewer
less ) slices of pizza.
7. Jennifer later discovered that her brother had bought
(fewer less ) textbooks than she.
8. Tomorrow, class, please bring in (fewer less ) leaves than you brought today.
9. I found that I had spilled (fewer less ) soda than I had thought.
10. Perhaps (fewer
less ) than six computers will be set up.
11. (Fewer Less )
people signed up for the march than we expected.
12. This year I will buy (fewer less ) plants for my garden.
13. The shirt feels much (fewer less ) bulky now that the tailor taken it in.
14. During this past storm, (fewer less ) snow fell.
15. During this past storm, (fewer less ) accidents occurred.
16. When the clerk counted the money, she found (fewer less ) coins than before.
17. This part of the symphony requires much (fewer less ) instrumentation than the earlier part.
18. After the loggers went through the land, there were
considerably (fewer less ) trees in the
south field.
19. Please give me (fewer
less ) sugar than you gave him.
20. Please give me (fewer
less ) sugar cubes than you gave him.