Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

It is a general perception that an uneducated child is most likely to act rude than an educated one.

  1. It is a general perception that an uneducated child is most likely to act rude than an educated one.

  2. It is a general perception that the uneducated child is more likely to act rude than an educated one.

  3. It is a general perception that an uneducated child is more likely to act rudely than the educated one.

  4. It is a general perception that an uneducated child is more likely to act rude than an educated one.

  5. It is a general perception that the uneducated child is most likely to act rude than the educated.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The option corrects the error of adjective, by replacing the superlative by the comparative, for comparison between two'.