Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
I have the bestest placement offer among all my classmates.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. the best.
Introduction:
Error concept: Degree of adjectives (superlatives).
What is wrong: "Bestest" is a grammatically incorrect form.
Grammatical concept: Superlatives like "best" do not take further intensifiers like "-est".
Incorrectness of the concept in context: The sentence uses the incorrect superlative form. "Bestest" is a redundancy; "best" is already a superlative.
How to correct: Replace "the bestest" with "the best".
Correct phrase: the best
Final sentence: I have the best placement offer among all my classmates.