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In the following sentence the underlined part contains as error. Alternatives to the underlined part are given as options.

Select the correct alternative.

The bread was drier and stale.

Adry

Bmuch drier

Cdriest

Dmore drier

Answer:

A. dry

Read Explanation:

• This sentence requires parallelism. "Stale" is in the positive degree (simple form). Therefore, the word paired with it should also be in the positive degree. Correct: "The bread was dry and stale." Using "drier" (comparative) would only be correct if the sentence was comparing the bread to something else (e.g., "drier than the toast").


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