Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
I like reading journals ______ novels.
a) Most than
b) More than
c) The best
d) The less than

Answer 1

Hint: A comparison between two objects uses the word “more”. I like coffee more than tea. There is no need for the usage of an article before the answer. The word “most” is used when there is a comparison of three or more objects. Note the number of objects used in the sentence and choose your answer accordingly.

Complete answer:
The correct answer is option b for the very obvious reason that only two items have been compared- journals and novels. I like reading journals more than novels.
Option a is the wrong answer because “most” is used for comparison among three or more items. An example is: Out of Dairy Milk, Kitkat and Munch, I like Kitkat the most.
Option c is wrong because “the best” is used at the end of the sentence and not in the middle. For example: Out of Dairy Milk, KitKat, and Munch, Kitkat is the best. So basically it’s another way of saying that I like KitKat the most.
Option d is wrong because the usage of the article “the” is wrong. Also, saying that you like reading journals less than novels is an incorrect way of writing the sentence. It is more common and correct to mention what you like more than what you like less.

Note:
 It is possible for students to get confused if there was an option between more than and less than. Always remember that the correct English language expresses what you like more than you what you like less. To express what you like less, the sentence would have been: “I do not like journals as much as I like novels” but not “I like reading journals less than novels”.