Dear my friends,
Please give me your opinions with this question.
After “more/ the most + countable noun” or “few/ the fewest +countable noun”, can the noun be singular?
EXAMPLES:
a/
Class A: 2 students.
Class B: 1 student.
Do you choose “is” or “are”; “student” or “students”?
There is / are more student / students in the class A than in the class B.
There is / are fewer student / students in the class B than in the class A.
b/
Class A: 1 student.
Class B: 0 student.
Do you choose “is” or “are”; “student” or “students”?
There is / are more student / students in the class A than in the class B.
There is / are fewer student / students in the class B than in the class A.
c/
Student A: 0.5 mark.
Student B: 0.75 mark.
Do you choose “mark” or “marks”?
Student A has more mark / marks than student B.
Student B has fewer mark / marks than student B.
d/
Student A: 2 candies.
Student B: 1 candy.
Student C: 1 candy.
Student D: 1 candy.
Do you choose “candy” or “candies”?
Student A has more candy / candies than student B.
Student B has fewer candy / candies than student B.
Do you choose “candy” or “candies”?
Student A has the most candy / candies.
e/
Student A: 1 candy.
Student B: 2 candies.
Student C: 2 candies.
Student D: 2 candies.
Do you choose “candy” or “candies”?
Student A has the fewest candy / candies.
Question: Please choose “answer” or “answers”.
Today, he hasn’t more good answer/answers than yesterday.
Thanks
Van Khanh