Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable degree of the adverb from the given options.
Mala answered the questions _________ than Mahi.
a) quicker
b) quick
c) quickly
d) quikest

Answer 1

Hint: The student should go through the options carefully after reading the sentence to understand what the sentence implies. This will help the student in finding the right answer for the given question after recalling the concept that is implied in the sentence.

Complete answer:
An adverb is a word that modifies something other than a noun. It is the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us is comparative. A comparative adverb is used to indicate a comparison between any two people or things. Here, the ability to answering questions is being compared between two persons.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'quicker', refers to ‘more quickly’.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as it introduces a comparison between the two persons.
Option (b.), ‘quick', refers to the adjective ‘quick’ in positive degree form. Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect.
Option (c.), ‘quickly', refers to an adverb which means ‘with speed’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need an adverb that introduces a comparison.
Option (d.), ‘quickest', refers to the incorrect spelling of the superlative ‘quickest’.
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of degrees. Positive degree refers to the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution. A comparative is the comparative form of an adjective or adverb. For example- ‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective `fast’. Superlative degree refers to the superlative form of an adjective or adverb. For example- `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'.