Standard English ConventionsHardComparative for two items
Standard English Conventions practice question
Of the two proposed designs, the second is the ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. more practicalCorrect
- B. most practical
- C. practicalest
- D. more practically
Answer: A. more practical
When exactly two things are compared, the comparative form is used: 'the more practical' of the two.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. most practical
- 'most' is the superlative, for three or more things. Only two designs are compared.
- C. practicalest
- 'practicalest' isn't a word; long adjectives form comparatives with 'more'.
- D. more practically
- 'practically' is an adverb, but the sentence needs an adjective describing the design.
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