Question

Complete the sentence with the correct degree of adjective from the options given.
The Maths exam was __________ than I expected. [Intermediate]

• A. Difficult
• B. Most difficult
• C. Least difficult
• D. Less difficult

Answer 1

The correct option is D Less difficult

Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns to make them more specific.

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. But in some words, this principle cannot be used. In such cases, words like 'more' and 'less' are used to indicate the comparative and superlative degree. One such word is 'difficult'. The question is comparing the math exam with what the subject expected and the reality was.

The comparative degree of the word 'difficult' is 'more difficult' or 'less difficult'. So, the correct answer is option D) less difficult.

Words 'least' and 'most' are not used in the comparative degree and so options B and C are incorrect. Option A) is incorrect because it is not a comparative degree of the adjective 'difficult'.