Select the correct option of the given sentence.
Vishnu is the more courageous than all other boys in the class.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Vishnu is more courageous than all other boys in the class.
Error concept: Wrong use of article “the” before comparative degree.
What is wrong: The sentence uses “the more courageous than,” which is incorrect.
Grammatical concept: With comparative degree (more + adjective), we do not use the article “the.” “The” is used with superlative degree (the most + adjective).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “the more courageous” makes the sentence ungrammatical, because the comparison is being made with “all other boys,” which requires only the comparative form.
How to correct: Remove “the” and use “more courageous than.”
Correct phrase/ correction: more courageous than all other boys
Final sentence: Vishnu is more courageous than all other boys in the class.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.