Choose the most appropriate adjective.
Our team showed _________ skill than theirs in the final match.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → greater
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: Our team showed greater skill than theirs in the final match. The word “than” shows that two things are compared: our team’s skill and the other team’s skill.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) great | the positive degree: it does not compare, so it cannot be used with “than” | Sachin was a great batsman. |
| (2) greater (answer) | the comparative, the form that compares two: great, greater, greatest | Ravi has greater patience than his elder brother. |
| (3) greatest | the superlative: it picks out one from a group of three or more, so it is not used with “than” | It was the greatest day of my life. |
| (4) None of the above | – | – |