Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
Solving the riddle given by our teacher is farther beyond our capacity.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. far
Error concept: Wrong comparative/superlative form used
What is wrong: The word “farther beyond” is incorrect here, because “beyond” itself shows distance, so using “farther” makes the sentence grammatically wrong.
Grammatical concept: After words like beyond, we use only the positive form “far”, not comparative (farther/farthest).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “farther beyond” is redundant and ungrammatical.
How to correct: Replace farther with far.
Correct phrase/ correction: far beyond
Final sentence: Solving the riddle given by our teacher is far beyond our capacity.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.