Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The blanket gifted by my granny is softer and cozy.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. soft
Error concept: Incorrect comparative degree usage.
What is wrong: The sentence uses “softer and cozy”, which is unbalanced. When making a comparison between two qualities, both adjectives should be in the same degree.
Grammatical concept: Parallelism in comparative structures — if one adjective is in comparative degree (softer), the other should also be (cozier). Otherwise, the sentence sounds grammatically inconsistent.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “softer and cozy” mixes comparative (softer) with positive degree (cozy), which is incorrect.
How to correct: Replace “softer and cozy” with “soft and cozy” to maintain consistency.
Correct phrase/ correction: soft and cozy
Final sentence: The blanket gifted by my granny is soft and cozy.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.