In the following sentence the underlined part contains an error. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part.
Select the correct alternative.
Kanha National Park in MP is the dense forest in India.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. densest.
Error concept: Wrong use of superlative adjective.
What is wrong: The phrase “the dense forest” is incorrect when describing the forest as the most extreme in density.
Grammatical concept: When we describe something as the highest degree of a quality, we use the superlative form of the adjective.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using dense instead of densest does not convey that Kanha National Park is the forest with the highest density in India.
How to correct: Replace dense with densest.
Correct phrase/ correction: the densest forest
Final sentence: Kanha National Park in MP is the densest forest in India.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.