Change the following sentence into positive degree.
Sushma is one of the smartest girls in the class.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Few girls in the class are as smart as Sushma
Error concept: Degree of comparison
What is wrong: Original sentence is in superlative degree.
Grammatical concept: To convert into positive degree, use as…as construction without -est or most.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using superlative smartest does not represent positive degree.
How to correct: Replace is one of the smartest with are as smart as to form positive degree.
Correct phrase/ correction: Few girls in the class are as smart as Sushma
Final sentence: Few girls in the class are as smart as Sushma.
Hence, the chosen option is correct