Question

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The new/ smartphone is/absolutely best than/ the latest model.

• A. The new
• B. smartphone is
• C. absolutely best than
• D. the latest model

Answer 1

Answer:

C. absolutely best than

• Error: "absolutely best than" • When the word than is used, we must use the comparative degree of the adjective. "Best" is the superlative degree. • Correction: "absolutely better than."