Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComparative adverb with more
Standard English Conventions practice question
She speaks French ____ than her brother.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. more fluentlyCorrect
- B. more fluent
- C. fluentlier
- D. most fluently
Answer: A. more fluently
An adverb modifies "speaks", and "than" needs the comparative.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. more fluent
- An adjective cannot modify a verb.
- C. fluentlier
- Not a word.
- D. most fluently
- The superlative does not go with "than".
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