Choose the correct sentence:
(A) Meerut is farther from Delhi than Ghaziabad.
(B) Meerut is furthest from Delhi than Ghaziabad.
(C) Meerut is near from Delhi than Ghaziabad.
(D) Meerut is far from Delhi than Ghaziabad.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) Only
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Comparative of "far":
- Two places are compared, so the comparative degree is needed, followed by than.
- For physical distance the comparative of far is farther (also further). The superlative is farthest/furthest and is never followed by "than".
- This sentence: Meerut is farther from Delhi than Ghaziabad.
Example: The station is farther from my house than the school.
(A) Meerut is farther from Delhi than Ghaziabad. — Correct.
- Comparative farther with "than".
(B) Meerut is furthest from Delhi than Ghaziabad. — Incorrect.
- "Furthest" is superlative and cannot be followed by "than".
(C) Meerut is near from Delhi than Ghaziabad. — Incorrect.
- "Near" is not comparative (it should be nearer to), and "near from" is wrong.
- Correct form: Meerut is nearer to Delhi than Ghaziabad.
(D) Meerut is far from Delhi than Ghaziabad. — Incorrect.
- "Far" is the positive degree.
- "Than" needs the comparative.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = (C) Only, Option 2 = (D) Only, Option 3 = (B) Only, Option 4 = (A) Only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.