Select the appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence to make it grammatically correct.
She is the most active and the more energetic social worker in our team.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. the most.
Error concept: Incorrect use of comparative and superlative forms together.
What is wrong: The sentence uses “most active” (superlative) and “more energetic” (comparative) together, which is grammatically incorrect. When comparing within a group, both adjectives should be in superlative form.
Grammatical concept:
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Comparative (more, -er) is used to compare two things.
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Superlative (most, -est) is used to compare three or more things.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “the most active and the more energetic” mixes superlative and comparative incorrectly. Both should be superlative: “the most active and the most energetic.”
How to correct: Replace “more energetic” with “the most energetic.”
Correct phrase/ correction: the most energetic
Final sentence: She is the most active and the most energetic social worker in our team.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.