Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option-
Of the four girls, Marcia is _______.
a) Prettiest
b) Prettier
c) The prettiest
d) Pretty

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence carefully. Try to find out the subject, predicate, and object of the sentence. Try to make out the meaning of the sentence in your own words, as well.

Complete answer:
 The given sentence is a comparative sentence, which will include the degrees of comparison. We have to use the correct form of the word ‘pretty'. There are four given options, we have to choose the correct form of it.

Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer-
Option ‘a’ is Prettiest. It is an adjective which is the superlative degree of the word ‘pretty’. For example, She is the prettiest of all. It cannot be the correct answer as we use ‘the’ before any superlative degree of comparison.
Option ‘b’ is Prettier. It is an adjective that is in the comparative degree of comparison. It cannot be the correct answer as we won’t use the comparative degree of comparison as there are more than two people in the sentence.
Option ‘c’ is The prettiest. It is the correct answer as we use ‘the’ before any superlative degree.
Option ‘d’ is Pretty. It is an adjective that means – (of a person) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful. It cannot be the correct answer as well. Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option.

Note:
 The Superlative Degree denotes the existence of the highest degree of quality. It is used when more than two things are compared.‘The’ is used as an emphasizing adjective to express the quality of the noun.