Standard English ConventionsHardAdjective after a linking verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
After the long climb the water from the spring tasted ____ than anything from a bottle.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sweeterCorrect
- B. more sweetly
- C. sweetest
- D. sweetly
Answer: A. sweeter
'Tasted' is a linking verb and takes an adjective; the comparison takes the comparative.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. more sweetly
- An adverb does not follow a linking verb here.
- C. sweetest
- Superlative, but 'than' calls for the comparative.
- D. sweetly
- An adverb, and no comparison.
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