Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Though it came from the youngest member of the panchayat, the plan to dig a small pond on every farm was ______ than any proposal the elders had heard before.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → bolder
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: Though it came from the youngest member of the panchayat, the plan to dig a small pond on every farm was bolder than any proposal the elders had heard before. “Than” compares the new plan with “any proposal the elders had heard before”.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) bolder (answer) | the comparative, the form that compares two; “bold” means brave and willing to take a risk | Asha’s plan for the school fair was bolder than mine. |
| (2) boldest | the superlative: picks out one from a group of three or more, so it is not used with “than” | Of all the ideas at the meeting, Seema’s was the boldest. |
| (3) more bolder | a double comparative: “bolder” already means “more bold”, so “more” cannot be added to it | – |
| (4) bold | the positive degree, the plain form; it does not compare, so it cannot be used with “than” | Leaving a safe job to start a dhaba was a bold step. |