Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, three phrases have been underlined and marked (A), (B) and (C). Only one underlined part in the sentence is not acceptable in standard English and you have to mark that as your answer. If the sentence has no error, select D as your answer.

(A) Of all the friends (B) I have had, he is the most helpful (C) and less arrogant. (D) No error

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In part C, 'less' should be replaced by ‘the least’. 'Less' is used for comparison. But here, the superlative degree should be used parallel to 'the most helpful'.

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