My grandfather rears _ chickens. However, he does not rear _ ducks.
Correct answer: A. .a few, less
- A. .a few, less
- B. a lot of, many
- C. a large number of, much
- D. several, a small amount of
Explanation
"A few" indicates a small number of countable items (chickens in this case), and "less" is used with uncountable nouns (like ducks, as a quantity).
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