Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
The bigger the crowd at the Rath Yatra, the ______ it is to keep an eye on small children.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → harder
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: The bigger the crowd at the Rath Yatra, the harder it is to keep an eye on small children. The first half of the sentence begins with “the bigger”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) harder (answer) | the comparative, the form that compares two; when two things change together, each half of the sentence begins with the + comparative | The longer the exam, the harder it is to stay focused. |
| (2) hardest | the superlative: picks out one from a group of three or more | Of all the subjects, Physics is the hardest for Kunal. |
| (3) more harder | a double comparative: “harder” already means “more hard”, so “more” cannot be added to it | – |
| (4) hard | the positive degree, the plain form; it does not compare, so it cannot pair with “the bigger” | The last sum in the test was hard. |