Comparative Degree Sentence Correction
CMAT 2021 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Language Comprehension
Find the alternative statement which meets the requirements of standard written English.
In light of her extraordinary creative budgeting proposal, a recent poll put Susan ahead of George in the race for governor and found her to be the best candidate of the two.
- A.
In light of her extraordinarily creative budgeting proposal, a recent poll put Susan ahead of George in the race for governor, finding Susan to be the best candidate of the two.
- B.
A recent poll put Susan ahead of George, in the race for governor, found Susan to be the better candidate of the two because of her extraordinarily creative budgeting proposal.
- C.
In light of her extraordinarily creative budgeting proposal, a recent poll put Susan ahead of George in the race for governor and found her to be the better candidate of the two.
- D.
In light of her extraordinary creative budgeting proposal, a recent poll put Susan ahead of George in the race for governor and found her to be the best candidate of the two.
C
Explanation
Two main corrections are required:
- Use the adverb 'extraordinarily' to modify the adjective 'creative'.
- When comparing exactly two individuals, use the comparative degree 'better', not the superlative 'best'. Thus, Option C is correct.
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