Question

Select the most appropriate form of comparative degree that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Bilingual children are so intelligent than those who speak just one language.

• A. better intelligent than
• B. the most intelligent to
• C. more intelligent than
• D. so intelligent to

Answer 1

Answer:

C. more intelligent than

• Presence of "than": The word "than" in the sentence is a clear indicator that a Comparative Degree is required. Multisyllabic Adjective Rule: For adjectives with three or more syllables (like in-tel-li-gent), we do not add "-er" to the end. Instead, we place the word "more" before the adjective to form the comparative degree. Correct: more intelligent than Incorrect: intelligenter than Correction of the Error: The original phrase "so intelligent than" is grammatically incorrect because "so" is used for emphasis or in "so... as" structures, but never with "than."