Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The questions in part B looks difficult than the questions in part A.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. more difficult.
Error concept: Incorrect degree of comparison.
What is wrong: The sentence uses difficult than, which is grammatically incorrect.
Grammatical concept: For adjectives with two or more syllables, we use more + adjective for the comparative form, not -er or just the adjective.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “Difficult” is a two-syllable adjective, so the correct comparative is more difficult, not difficult than.
How to correct: Replace difficult than → more difficult than.
Correct phrase/ correction: more difficult
Final sentence: The questions in part B look more difficult than the questions in part A.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.