Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
This is the worse famine this country has seen in a decade.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is-'the worst'.
Key Points
- The correct word to substitute the word 'the worse' is 'the worst'.
- Worst: It is the superlative degree of the word 'bad'. It refers to 'the least well'.
- It is always used after 'the'.
- Hence, the most appropriate option to substitute is 'the worst'.
- Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.
The correct sentence is: This is the worst famine this country has seen in a decade.
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