Select the grammatically correct version of the following sentence.
The young pirate is more cleverer than the captain of the ship.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The young pirate is cleverer than the captain of the ship.
- The original sentence includes a redundancy error.
- The word "more" is not needed before "cleverer" because "cleverer" itself already indicates a comparative degree.
- Therefore, the correct form should be "cleverer than," making "more" redundant in this context.
- Corrected Sentence: The young pirate is cleverer than the captain of the ship.
- The corrected version removes the redundancy, resulting in a grammatically sound and clear sentence.