Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate forms of the adjective given in List-II:
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Adjectives) |
|---|---|
| (A) Our school is ______ to the railway station than the hospital is. | (I) next |
| (B) Of the three markets in our town, Sadar Bazaar is the ______ to our house. | (II) nearest |
| (C) The ______ bus to Shimla leaves at 6:40, so we still have time for tea. | (III) near |
| (D) The board exams are very ______ now, so Tanu has stopped watching TV. | (IV) nearer |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Our school is nearer to the railway station than the hospital is. | (IV) nearer | Nearer is the comparative, the form that compares two. The word “than” compares the school with the hospital. |
| (B) Of the three markets in our town, Sadar Bazaar is the nearest to our house. | (II) nearest | Nearest is the superlative. It means the shortest distance away. “Of the three markets” picks one out of three. |
| (C) The next bus to Shimla leaves at 6:40, so we still have time for tea. | (I) next | Next shows order. It means the one that comes straight after this one. Buses leave one after another, so it is the next bus. |
| (D) The board exams are very near now, so Tanu has stopped watching TV. | (III) near | Near is the plain form. “Very” goes only with the plain form, so “very near” fits. |