Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate option:-

That book contains _____ anecdotes than its companion volume.

fewer

The correct answer is Option (3) → fewer

The correct choice depends on whether the noun being modified is countable or uncountable.

• Fewer is used for countable nouns.

• Less is used for uncountable nouns.

Since anecdotes can be counted (one anecdote, two anecdotes, etc.), the word fewer must be used.