Question

Use the comparative degree of comparison in the following sentence:-
The child was ____________ (happy) living in London than he was living in New York.
A) As happy as
B) More happy
C) Happier
D) Happiest

Answer 1

Hint:Degree of comparison is used to describe, modify or identify pronouns or nouns. Adjectives have their own degrees called degrees of comparison and comparative degrees are used to compare things or people.

Complete answer:
Comparative degree is used by putting ‘er’ in the end of the word when comparing objects or people to another. For example: smarter, bigger etc.
Option A) As happy as – is an incorrect answer because this option is the positive degree of comparison. Positive degree shows that there is no comparison. So, this is an incorrect option.
Option B) More happy – is an incorrect answer because ‘more happy’ is not a comparative degree of comparison. 'More' precedes an adjective when it has more than two syllables, 'happy' has two syllables hence 'more' is not used here. Thus, this is an incorrect choice.
Option C) Happier – is the correct answer because a comparative degree of comparison is made by putting ‘er’ in the end of the main word. So, the comparative degree of comparison of happy is happier. Thus, this is the correct choice.
Option D) Happiest – is an incorrect answer because ‘happiest’ is the superlative degree of comparison. Superlative degree of comparison is being made when comparing more than two objects or items or people. Superlative is formed by adding ‘est’ at the end of the word. Thus, this is an incorrect choice in the blank.
The child was happier (happy) living in London than he was living in New York. (Option C)

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:Degree of comparison are positive degree of comparison – when no comparison is being made, comparative degree of comparison – when two objects are being compared and superlative degree of comparison – when more than two objects are being compared.
Positive – example – This plant is beautiful
Comparative – example – This plant is more beautiful than that.
Superlative – example – This plant Is the most beautiful.
In the sentence, the 'child' was 'happier' in one place 'London' than in the other 'New York'. So, option C is the best fit in the blank.