Question

Identify the adjective form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence-
The _____ (erudition) woman was able to answer the trickiest question.
a) Eruditious
b) Eruditable
c) Erudite
d) Eruditous

Answer 1

Hint:Erudition is a noun that refers to the quality of being knowledgeable and intellectual. A noun is a word that is used to identify the name of a person, place, thing or animal.

Complete answer:
We use adjectives to express or describe the qualities of a noun or a pronoun. Example- We own a sports car. Here, ‘sports’ is an adjective that is used to describe the noun, ‘car’.
In the given question- We can conclude that the scholarly or the erudite woman was able to answer the trickiest question.
We form adjectives from their respective noun forms or verb forms by adding suitable suffixes, such as; ance, ence, y, al etc.
Example- ‘Envious’ is an adjective that is formed by adding the suffix ‘ous’ to the noun ‘Envy’.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
Option a- ‘Eruditious’ is not an existing word in the English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘Eruditable’ is not an existing word in the English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘Erudite’ is the adjective form of the noun ‘erudition’. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option d- ‘Eruditous’ is not an existing word in the English language. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
 Erudite is an adjective that is used to describe a person who is highly intelligent and educated. Keep in mind, both the adjective and the noun form of a word have the same meaning.