Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No improvement’.
The new bridge over the canal is more wider than the old one, so two buses can now cross at the same time.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → is wider than
Only one comparative form:
- A short adjective like “wide” makes its comparative by adding -er: wide, wider.
- The given sentence says “more wider”. This is wrong: “wider” already means “more wide”, so “more” says it twice.
- Complete sentence: The new bridge over the canal is wider than the old one, so two buses can now cross at the same time.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: is more wide than — Incorrect. “Wide” is a short adjective. It takes -er, not “more”.
Option 3: is widest than — Incorrect. “Widest” compares one thing with all the others. It takes “the” and is never followed by “than”. Example: This is the widest road in our town.