Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Colombia is the ____ country in the world.
a- as wet as
b- wetter than
c- wetter
d- wettest

Answer 1

Hint: Adjectives are those words that describe nouns or pronouns. Degrees of comparison of adjectives are used to describe different qualities of people, things, animals, and places.

Complete answer: As given in the hint, there are three degrees of comparison.
1) Positive degree- It is used to lay emphasis on a particular quality or trait of someone or something. For example- She is a beautiful girl.
2) Comparative degree- It is used to show a comparison between two people on the basis of a particular quality or characteristic. For example- She is more beautiful than her.
3) Superlative degree- It is used to show a comparison between two or more people on the basis of a particular trait. For example- She is the most beautiful girl in her class.
In the given question- We can conclude that Colombia is the wettest country in the world. Here, we have used the superlative degree to show a comparison between Colombia and all the other countries in the world, on the basis of wetness.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘as wet as’ is an incorrect option because we use ‘as’ to show a comparison between two things.
Option b- ‘wetter than’ is an incorrect option because we use ‘than’ to show a comparison between two things.
Option c- ‘wetter’ is an incorrect option because we use the comparative degree to show a comparison between two things.
Option d- ‘wettest’ is the correct option because we use the superlative degree to show a comparison between many things. The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note:
 Keep in mind, many adjectives form their comparative and superlative degree by adding more and most to the base word. For example- More beautiful, most humble, etc.