Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The story I have just read is _____ in this book.
(a)the most interesting
(b)more interesting
(c)less interesting
(d)much interesting
(e)few interesting

Answer 1

Hint: An adjective is a word that expresses an attribute of something. Adjective is the word class that qualifies nouns.

Complete answer:In the given question, we have to find out which of the options indicates that the story was more interesting than all others in the book.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
(a)'the most interesting', says that the story the speaker just read was more interesting than all others in that very book.
Therefore, option (a) is correct as it complies with the context.
(b)‘more interesting', refers to a comparison which suggests that the same story is in another book but somehow it is more interesting in the book that the speaker just read it in.
Therefore, option (b) is incorrect as it does not comply with the context of the sentence.
(c)‘less interesting', refers to a comparison which suggests that the same story is in another book but somehow it is less interesting in the book that the speaker just read it in.
Therefore, option (c) is incorrect as it does not comply with the context of the sentence.
(d)‘much interesting', refers to ‘much’ which cannot be used with an adjective like ‘interesting’ as much is used with words that can be counted.
Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.
(e)‘few interesting', refers to ‘few’ which cannot be used with an adjective like ‘interesting’ as few is used with words that can be counted.
Therefore, option (e) is incorrect.

Note:In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of comparison. Comparison is the word used to refer to a relation based on similarities and differences. It is the act of examining resemblances.