In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
A. Is it true, I would like to know
B. that less persons die of snake-bites
C. than of traffic accidents
D. in this country at present
Correct Answer :
B. that less persons die of snake-bites
that fewer persons die....She adjective less refers to quantity and the adjective few is used to denote number.