Multiple choice

Directions: In the below written question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify the part and mark it as the answer.

  1. She was as pretty

  2. if not prettier than

  3. any other girl who had come

  4. to the party.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct expression is “She was as pretty as”. As ... as is a correlative conjunction used to indicate the equality or sameness of two things. Here the comparison is made between “she” and “other girls”. Since the first 'as' is there the second 'as' needs to be there too. 'She was as pretty as any other girl who had come to the party.'

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