Select the appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct.
Meerut is farthest from Delhi.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. far.
Error concept: Wrong degree usage.
What is wrong: The word “farthest” is the superlative form, which is incorrect in this context because the sentence does not compare Meerut with multiple locations—only a general statement of distance is intended.
Grammatical concept:
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Far is the correct positive degree to indicate distance without explicit comparison.
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Comparative (farther) or superlative (farthest) is only needed when comparing two or more entities.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “farthest” unnecessarily implies a comparison, which the sentence does not require.
How to correct: Replace “farthest” with “far.”
Correct phrase/ correction: far
Final sentence: Meerut is far from Delhi.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.