Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He possesses one of the slimmer handsets in the world.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. slimmest.
Error concept: Wrong degree of adjective
What is wrong: The phrase “slimmer” is comparative, but the context requires superlative because it refers to one of the … in the world.
Grammatical concept: Superlative degree is used with expressions like “one of the … in the world”.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using slimmer is incorrect because it compares only two items, while the sentence talks about all handsets in the world.
How to correct: Replace slimmer with slimmest.
Correct phrase/ correction: one of the slimmest handsets
Final sentence: He possesses one of the slimmest handsets in the world.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.