Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Let me know if you hear any ___________ news.
A) Many
B) More
C) Most
D) The most
E) Much

Answer 1

Hint: Degree of adjectives are of three types namely: positive, comparative and superlative. Degrees of adjectives are used to compare objects and these degrees express the intensity of adjectives in increasing order. For example: big – bigger – biggest; good – better – best.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Many – is an incorrect answer because ‘many’ is an adjective of quantity and this is not used in the degree of adjectives and also, here the sentence does not talk about the quantity of news. Thus, this is an incorrect answer in the blank.
Option B) More – is the correct answer because ‘more’ is used for the degree of comparison or the degree of adjectives. So, more is a comparative degree of adjective. Comparative degree of adjectives is used to compare two objects. Thus, this is the correct answer because here the news is being compared.
Option C) Most – is an incorrect answer because ‘most’ is the superlative degree of comparison. Superlative degree of adjectives is used to describe an object which is at the lower or the upper limit of the quality. For example: the tallest, the smallest, the highest. Thus, the use of ‘most’ in the blank does not fit correctly. So, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) The most – is an incorrect answer because ‘the most’ is again a superlative degree of adjective. As explained in the above (option C) this option does not fit correctly in the blank and thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option E) Much – is an incorrect answer because ‘much’ is the positive degree of adjective or comparisons because ‘mush’ is used when there are no comparisons between the objects. For example: My mother is a good cook. So, the use of this option in the blank is misfit and thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Comparative adjectives are used to compare the differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared.
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object). Likewise, in this sentence the amount of news has been compared. So, option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.