Which of the following sentences are grammatically correct ?
A. She is the politest than her sister.
B. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
C. The few days I passed in her company were exciting.
D. Tennyson is not at least as greater as John Donne.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B and C only
(A) She is the politest than her sister. — Incorrect.
- "Than" is used with the comparative degree, not the superlative.
- Comparing two persons needs "more polite than" (or "politer than").
- Correct form: She is more polite than her sister.
(B) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. — Correct.
- "A little" (some, a small amount) is used with an uncountable noun such as knowledge, and the singular verb "is" agrees with it.
(C) The few days I passed in her company were exciting. — Correct.
- "The few" means the small number that there were (all of them), and the plural verb "were" agrees with "days".
(D) Tennyson is not at least as greater as John Donne. — Incorrect.
- The pattern as ... as takes the positive degree ("as great as"), not the comparative "greater".
- "At least" also does not belong with "not".
- Correct form: Tennyson is not as great as John Donne.