Question

Complete the sentence with the correct degree of adjective from the options given.
____________ marks in the History test were 94.
A) The better
B) Best
C) The best
D) The good

Answer 1

Hint: Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns to make them more specific. Here, the degree of adjective is asked to be filled in the blank space.

Complete answer:
There are 3 degrees of adjectives: Positive, comparative and superlative.
The comparative form of most words is formed by adding '-er' to the original word.
The superlative form of the word is formed by adding '-est' to the original word.
The word 'the' is used before the superlative degree of words because the superlative degree of the word can indicate one particular thing. In the question given, the sentence talks about 'marks in the history test'.

Let us analyze the given options:
A) Option A. 'the better' is incorrect because 'the' is not used with the comparative degree of a word such as 'better'.
B) Option B. 'best' is incorrect because it should always be preceded by the article 'the'.
C) Option C. ‘The best’ because it uses the superlative form of ‘good’. It is followed by ‘the’ in the beginning of the sentence.
D) Option D. 'the good' is incorrect because 'good' is the positive degree word and 'the' is used with the superlative degree of a word.

Therefore, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The superlative form of the verb is to be used in the sentence as the blank space is indicated in the beginning of the sentence. Remember Superlative form is the highest degree of verb. Preceding that, is comparative and after that, it is positive.