Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Of the two Bhosale brothers, the ______ brother runs the family tea stall, while the younger one is still in college.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → elder
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: Of the two Bhosale brothers, the elder brother runs the family tea stall, while the younger one is still in college. “Of the two Bhosale brothers” shows two brothers of one family.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) eldest | the superlative: picks one out of three or more in a family | Rani is the eldest of five sisters. |
| (2) elder (answer) | a comparative of “old”, the form that compares two; used only for people of the same family, and it comes before the noun | My elder sister teaches at a school in Indore. |
| (3) elderly | old in years; a polite word for old people | An elderly man asked me the way to the post office. |
| (4) more elder | “elder” is already a comparative, so “more” cannot be added to it | – |