alleryChoose the correct word: Of the two brothers, Ravi is the ___.
- more taller
- taller
- most tall
- tallest
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Correct answer: B. taller
Traditional grammar uses the comparative form when only two persons are compared.
SSC CGL Unit 7C: Modifiers, Clauses and Sentence Transformation — practice questions — page 2
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Choose the correct word: Of the two brothers, Ravi is the ___.Read the answer and worked solution →Which expression do prescriptive grammars reject as illogical?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: This painting is ___ than that one.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: He is the ___ player in the whole team.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: If it ___ tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: If she had studied harder, she ___ the exam.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: She insisted that the guard ___ the gate at once.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: It is vital that she ___ present at the meeting.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: We demand that the report ___ submitted today.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct word: The teacher to ___ I gave the book smiled.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct word: I helped the lads ___ car had broken down.Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct word: These are the men ___ work upstairs.Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase contains a split infinitive?Read the answer and worked solution →An adverb placed between 'to' and the verb, as in 'to quickly leave', forms a:Read the answer and worked solution →In American usage, complete: The band ___ released its new album.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: If I ___ you, I would apologise.Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the sentence: The panel recommended that he ___ a written warning.Read the answer and worked solution →
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Which expression do prescriptive grammars reject as illogical?
- very tall
- most unique
- much taller
- less crowded
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Correct answer: B. most unique
Unique already means one of a kind, so it cannot sensibly take a superlative.
Choose the correct form: This painting is ___ than that one.
- most beautiful
- beautifuler
- more beautiful
- beautifullest
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Correct answer: C. more beautiful
Adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with more.
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