Question

This brand of furniture is _________ any other brand of furniture in the market.

• A. costly than
• B. the costliest
• C. costlier than
• D. most costly than

Answer 1

Answer:

C. costlier than

• "This brand of furniture is costlier than any other brand of furniture in the market. / ഈ ബ്രാൻഡ് ഫർണിച്ചറുകൾ വിപണിയിലെ മറ്റേതൊരു ബ്രാൻഡ് ഫർണിച്ചറിനേക്കാളും വിലകൂടിയതാണ്."
• The comparative degree of costly is costlier.
• The superlative degree of costly is costliest.
• costly than: Incorrect because "costly" should be in its comparative form "costlier" to compare two things.
• the costliest: Incorrect because "the costliest" is a superlative form and is used when comparing more than two things / രണ്ടിൽ കൂടുതൽ കാര്യങ്ങൾ താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ ഇത് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു. Also, the sentence structure does not fit the superlative form.
• costlier than: Correct because "costlier" is the comparative form of "costly," used to compare two things / രണ്ട് കാര്യങ്ങൾ താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യാൻ.
• most costly than: Incorrect because "most costly" is a superlative form and should not be paired with "than."