English adjectives and adverbs recognize three degrees – the positive, the comparative and the superlative. Complete the following sentences using an adjective of the appropriate degree. Choose your answers from the given options.
1I am the ............... student in my class.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "youngest" because the sentence compares one student with all the students in the class.
2This has been the ............... summer we have ever had.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "worst" with "we have ever had" to compare this summer with all past summers.
3Rani is a ............... girl.
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Use the positive form "pretty" because the sentence describes Rani without making a comparison.
4At one time, the Empire State Building was the ............... building in the world.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "tallest" because the sentence compares the building with all buildings in the world at that time.
5China is ............... than India.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "larger" before "than" to compare China with India.
6Diamond is ............... than steel.
Wrong!
Use the comparative "harder" before "than" to compare diamond with steel.
7The pen is ............... than the sword.
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Use the comparative "mightier" before "than" to compare the pen with the sword.
8The Taj Mahal is one of the ............... buildings in the world.
Wrong!
Use the superlative phrase "most beautiful" after "one of the" to place the Taj Mahal among the top buildings in the world.
9An honest man is the ............... work of God.
Wrong!
Use the superlative "noblest" after "the" to express the highest degree of nobility.
10Patience is a ............... virtue.
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Use the positive form "great" because the sentence describes patience without making a comparison.
Answers
- I am the youngest student in my class.
- This has been the worst summer we have ever had.
- Rani is a pretty girl.
- At one time, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world.
- China is larger than India.
- Diamond is harder than steel.
- The pen is mightier than the sword.
- The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
- An honest man is the noblest work of God.
- Patience is a great virtue.