Select the correct option of the given sentence.
Smt. Savithri is wisest than all others in the group.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Smt. Savithri is wiser than all others in the group.
Error concept: Wrong use of comparative degree
What is wrong: The word wisest is incorrectly used with than, which is meant for comparative degree, not superlative.
Grammatical concept: Comparative degree is used with than to compare two or more things. Wiser is the correct comparative form of wise.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using wisest than is grammatically wrong because wisest is superlative, not comparative.
How to correct: Replace wisest with wiser.
Correct phrase/ correction: wiser than all others
Final sentence: Smt. Savithri is wiser than all others in the group.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.