Choose the correct form of the adjective to fill in the blank:
The guavas from Dadi’s tree are not so ______ as the ones in the market, but they are much sweeter.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → large
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: The guavas from Dadi’s tree are not so large as the ones in the market, but they are much sweeter. Dadi’s guavas are compared with the ones in the market, and the words “so ... as” already do the comparing.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) large (answer) | the positive degree, the plain form; the adjective stays plain in “as ... as” and “not so ... as” | Our new classroom is as large as the school library. |
| (2) larger | the comparative, the form that compares two; used with “than”, not inside “so ... as” | An elephant is larger than a horse. |
| (3) the largest | the superlative: picks out one from a group of three or more | Rajasthan is the largest state in India. |
| (4) more larger | a double comparative: “larger” already means “more large”, so “more” cannot be added to it | – |