JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 85

Question 85

Adjectives and Adverbs

Fill in the blank spaces with the best of the five options: From one's daily experience, one can see that many people have ________ money ________ they really need.

  1. A.fewer/ than
  2. B.more/ than
  3. C.as much/ than
  4. D.much/ than
  5. E.as little / as
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (more/ than)

Explanation

Money is uncountable, so 'more... than' is used; 'fewer' is for countable nouns and 'as much' must pair with 'as'.