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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComparative adverb

Standard English Conventions practice question

Sasha runs ____ than anyone else in her class.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. fasterCorrect
  2. B. more fast
  3. C. fastest
  4. D. fast

Answer: A. faster

"than" calls for the comparative, "faster".

Why the other answers are wrong

B. more fast
Short adverbs take -er, not "more".
C. fastest
The superlative does not go with "than".
D. fast
No comparison.

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