Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My husband’s a ____ cook.
A. bad
B. worst
C. badly
D. worse

Answer 1

Hint: Adjectives are those words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. The adjective of quality is used to indicate the feature or quality of a noun.

Complete answer:
As given in the hint, the adjective of quality is used to define a specific trait of an individual.
For example- My sister is a great dancer. Here, we have described X’s sister’s quality of dancing.
In the given question: We can conclude that Y’s husband is a bad cook. Here, we have described Y’s husband’s quality or trait of cooking.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option A. ‘bad’ is the correct option because it used to describe a specific quality. For example- My sister is a bad dancer.
Option B. ‘worst’ is an incorrect option because it is the superlative degree of comparison of the adjective ‘bad’. For example- She is the worst dancer out of all the others.
Option C. ‘badly’ is an incorrect option because it is an adverb. Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. For example- She danced badly on the stage.
Option D. ‘worse’ is an incorrect option because it is the comparative degree of comparison of the adjective ‘bad’. For example- She is a worse dancer than her. The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note:
Keep in mind, ‘bad’ can also be seen as a positive degree of comparison because it has been used to highlight a particular quality or characteristic of the husband.