In the following sentence the underlined part contains an error. Alternatives to the underlined part are given as options. Select the correct alternative.
The house seemed much far than she expected.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. farther.
Error concept: Wrong degree of comparison.
What is wrong: The phrase “much far than” is incorrect because “far” does not take “much” directly for comparison. The correct comparative form is “farther.”
Grammatical concept:
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Farther = comparative form of “far,” used when comparing two distances.
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Farthest = superlative form, used when comparing more than two distances.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “much far than” is ungrammatical because “far” needs its comparative form (farther) when followed by “than.”
How to correct: Replace “much far than” with “much farther than.”
Correct phrase/ correction: much farther than
Final sentence: The house seemed much farther than she expected.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.