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Change the following sentence into superlative degree. Malacca is an old town in Malaysia.

AMalacca is older than any other towns in Malaysia.

BMalacca is not so new city.

CNone of the towns in Malaysia is as old as Malacca.

DMalacca is the oldest town in Malaysia.

Answer:

D. Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia.

Read Explanation:

  • The adjective "old" is used to describe Malacca.
    • positive form - old
    • comparative form - older 
    • superlative form - oldest 
  • മലേഷ്യയിലെ മറ്റെല്ലാ പട്ടണങ്ങളുമായി താരതമ്യപ്പെടുത്തുമ്പോൾ, മലാക്ക പഴയത് മാത്രമല്ല, ഏറ്റവും പഴക്കമുള്ളതാണെന്ന് സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ "oldest" എന്നതിന് മുമ്പ് "the" എന്ന definite article ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.
  • Option A is comparative, Option C  makes a comparison without a superlative word. No comparison is shown in option B. 

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