Choose the most appropriate adjective:
As the baraat turned into our lane, the drumbeats grew ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → louder and louder
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: As the baraat turned into our lane, the drumbeats grew louder and louder. The drumbeats kept getting louder as the baraat came down the lane.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) louder and louder (answer) | the comparative repeated with “and” between, to show that something keeps changing little by little | The crowd cheered louder and louder as the batsman neared his century. |
| (2) more and more louder | a double comparative: “louder” already means “more loud”, so “more” cannot be added to it | – |
| (3) loud and louder | the pattern repeats the same form on both sides of “and”; here the plain form “loud” is mixed with the comparative | – |
| (4) the louder and louder | “the” + comparative is used when two things change together, as in the louder the drums, the faster the dance; here only one thing keeps changing | – |