Question

Fill in the blank with suitable adjective from the options given:
The English paper was very ________.

• A. simplified
• B. correctness
• C. tough
• D. tougher

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

tough

Option A - 'Simplified' is a comparative adjective, which means 'simpler'. As the given sentence already has 'very', which is used as a comparative degree of determiner, we can't use a comparative adjective. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Correctness' is a noun, which means 'appropriateness of something.' For example, 'There was no evidence to support his correctness.' As 'very' is a determiner of degree, we can't use it with a noun. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'Tougher' is a comparative adjective, which means 'harder'.As the given sentence already has 'very', which is used as a comparative degree of determiner, we can't use a comparative adjective. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'Tough' is the positive degree of adjective, which means 'difficult/hard'. It can be used with a comparative determiner 'very'. Thus option C is the correct answer.

'The English paper was very tough.'