Identify the correct sentence/s from the following:
(A) I am the seniorest to you.
(B) I am more senior than you.
(C) I am the most senior to you.
(D) I am senior to you.
(E) I am as senior than you.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D) Only
Latin comparatives:
- Senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, major and minor came into English from Latin comparatives. They already contain the sense of "more".
- So they:
- Are followed by to, not "than".
- Do not take "more" or "most" or the endings -er / -est.
Example: This mobile phone is superior to that one.
(A) I am the seniorest to you. — Incorrect.
- "Seniorest" is not a word.
- Senior takes no -est.
- Correct form: I am senior to you.
(B) I am more senior than you. — Incorrect.
- Senior is already a comparative, so in standard grammar it takes "to", not "more ... than".
- Correct form: I am senior to you.
(C) I am the most senior to you. — Incorrect.
- "The most" makes a superlative, and it cannot be followed by "to you".
- Correct form: I am senior to you.
(D) I am senior to you. — Correct.
- Senior is followed by to.
(E) I am as senior than you. — Incorrect.
- "As ... as" is the pattern for equality.
- "As ... than" mixes two patterns.
- Correct form: I am as senior as you.