Directions: The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

The Dussehra celebrations / in Mysore / this year / are grandest than / in any other part / of the state.

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  1. any other part
  2. The Dussehra celebrations
  3. are grandest than
  4. in Mysore

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Option 3 : are grandest than
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The correct answer is 'are grandest than' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

  • In the given sentence, the use of the superlative adjective 'grandest' is incorrect.
  • A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of quality.
  • We use a superlative adjective to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
  • In the given sentence, the word 'than' is used, we use 'than' with a comparative adjective when comparing two things or people.
  • A comparative adjective is an adjective used to compare two people or things.
  • Therefore, the comparative adjective 'grander' should be used in place of the superlative adjective 'grandest'.
     

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct sentence: The Dussehra celebrations in Mysore this year are grander than in any other part of the state.

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  • दिए गए वाक्य में superlative adjective 'grandest' का प्रयोग गलत है।
  • एक superlative adjective गुणवत्ता के चरम या उच्चतम स्तर को व्यक्त करता है।
  • चीजों के समूह में एक चीज की चरम गुणवत्ता का वर्णन करने के लिए हम एक superlative adjective का उपयोग करते हैं।
  • दिए गए वाक्य में 'than' शब्द का प्रयोग किया गया है, हम दो चीजों या लोगों की तुलना करते समय comparative adjective के साथ 'than' का प्रयोग करते हैं।
  • एक comparative adjective एक adjective है जिसका उपयोग दो लोगों या चीजों की तुलना करने के लिए किया जाता है।
  • इसलिए, superlative adjective 'grandest' के स्थान पर comparative adjective 'grander' का प्रयोग करना चाहिए।
     

अतः सही उत्तर विकल्प 3 है।

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