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responsibility is countable or uncountable ?
"less responsibilities " is an expression I saw in a text. As I remember, less is before an uncountable noun. why not "fewer responsibilities" here ?
Thanks
9 févr. 2012 04:06
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"Fewer responsibilities" is correct. The sentence you read is wrong.
If you use 'responsibility', it is considered a quality and is therefore uncountable.
"This job has less responsibility."
"Responsibilities", however, is considered countable, because it is assumed that you could list them individually.
"This job has fewer responsibilities."
9 février 2012
I have SIX LESS EGGS than I had before, because I made an omelet. (12 - 6 = 6)
I have TWO LESS RESPONSIBILITIES than I had before, because the brother and sister went home with their mother. (8 - 2 = 6)
But the intended meaning of "less" here is similar to "subtract" or "minus" as you would use in a mathematical operation.
On a grammar test where they are testing your knowledge of count and noncount nouns, choose "fewer responsibilities" for the reasons FDMAXEY explained above.
9 février 2012
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庚 泽
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Français
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Anglais, Français
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