Select the correct option:
Her interpretation was _______ than insightful; it bordered on the revelatory.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. more.
Context: The sentence compares two qualities: insightful and revelatory. The second quality (revelatory, meaning highly enlightening) is stronger than the first (insightful). The sentence indicates that the interpretation possessed a higher degree of the quality described by the second part, suggesting a higher magnitude of quality beyond just insightful.
Meaning of the words:
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More: Used to form the comparative degree of many adjectives and adverbs, meaning to a greater extent or degree.
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Further: To a greater distance or extent (often non-physical).
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Neither: Not the one nor the other (used in the neither... nor... construction).
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Rather: To a significant degree, often used to indicate that something is more accurately described by the second term than the first (rather than insightful = instead of insightful).
Correct word: More
Reason: The construction "more... than..." is used to compare the degree of two adjectives. Although the usual structure is more A than B, here it is used to intensify the quality: Her interpretation was more than just insightful; it was so good that it bordered on the revelatory. The use of more emphasizes that the interpretation surpassed the level of mere insight.
Final Sentence: Her interpretation was more than insightful; it bordered on the revelatory.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.