Standard English ConventionsHardComparative with 'than'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The second bridge proved far ____ than the first, surviving three floods that would have swept the old one away.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sturdierCorrect
- B. sturdiest
- C. more sturdier
- D. sturdy
Answer: A. sturdier
'Than' takes the comparative.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sturdiest
- Superlative.
- C. more sturdier
- Double comparative.
- D. sturdy
- No comparison.
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