Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
I have never seen so beautiful a landscape than this one.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. than this one.
Error concept:
What is wrong: The use of “than” is incorrect with the structure “so + adjective + a + noun.”
Grammatical concept:
In English, when using the structure “so + adjective + a + noun”, the correct comparison word is “as”, not “than.”
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
Using “than” here makes the sentence grammatically wrong and unidiomatic.
How to correct:
Replace “than” with “as”.
Correct phrase/ correction:
as this one
Final sentence:
I have never seen so beautiful a landscape as this one.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.