Question

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:

She was _____ artistic than her father. [Intermediate]

• A. as
• B. less
• C. much
• D. least

Answer 1

The correct option is B less

The correct answer is Option B.

In the given sentence there is comparison being made between 'her' and 'her father'- the use of the word 'than' implies this.

Therefore, there can be two options- the girl is either 'less artistic' or 'more artistic' than her father.

Option B -'LESS' is therefore the correct option.

The other options are incorrect and not suitable because-

Option A- 'AS' is used when equality is implied. Thus it would be the correct answer if the girl and her father were equally artistic.

Option C- 'MUCH' is used for comparison only in questions and negative clauses. The given sentence is an affirmative sentence. Hence, though used for comparison, it is not the suitable answer.

Option D- 'LEAST- is the superlative degree and used to express the highest degree of a quality and is used when we talk about three or more things. Here we are only talking about two people. Hence Option D is not the correct option.

Hence Option B is the correct option.