Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
John’s coffee is hot than Jack’s.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. hotter.
Error concept: Incorrect comparative form of adjective.
What is wrong: The word “hot” cannot be directly followed by “than” without using its comparative form.
Grammatical concept:
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To compare two things, the comparative form of the adjective should be used.
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For one-syllable adjectives like “hot,” the comparative is formed by adding -er.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “hot than” is grammatically incorrect; the correct form is “hotter than.”
How to correct: Replace hot with hotter.
Correct phrase/ correction: hotter
Final sentence: John’s coffee is hotter than Jack’s.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.