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Choose the option that best corrects the sentence at the underlined point:
No fewer than three hundred children entered the spelling bee competition.

A
A fewer
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B
Some fewer
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C
A little
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D
NO CHANGE
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Solution

The correct option is D NO CHANGE
According to the usage rules, fewer is used when discussing countable things. Here, three hundred children is a countable thing thus, usage of fewer is correct. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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