Question

Tagore is one of the greatest poets of modern India (Convert into comparative degree) :

• A. Tagore is greater than any other poets of modern India
• B. Tagore is greater than many other poets of modern India
• C. Tagore is greater than many other poet of modern India
• D. Tagore is greater than any other poet of modern India

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Tagore is greater than many other poets of modern India

• Rule: When transforming a sentence containing "one of the + superlative" into the comparative degree, the standard structure is:

  Subject + verb + comparative adjective + than most other / many other + plural noun.

• "Tagore is greater than many other poets of modern India" correctly follows this rule by using the plural noun "poets" with "many other".

• Why others are incorrect:

  • Tagore is greater than any other poets of modern India - Uses "any other" with plural "poets" (and changes the meaning from "one of the greatest" to "the absolute greatest").

  • Tagore is greater than many other poet of modern India - Uses "many other" with the singular "poet" (should be plural).

  • Tagore is greater than any other poet of modern India - Uses "any other poet", which means he is the single greatest poet, distorting the original meaning ("one of the greatest").