Complete the sentence with the appropriate word from the given options:-
Her command over English is ------------------------- .
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → excellent
Absolute adjectives and degrees of comparison:
- The comparative (more ...) compares two things; the superlative (most ..., the most ...) compares one with a whole group.
- Excellent means extremely good, of the highest quality. It already expresses the top degree, so in standard usage it is not made comparative or superlative (like "perfect" and "unique").
- Deciding clue: the sentence makes no comparison at all; it only describes her command over English, so the positive degree excellent is needed.
- Complete sentence: Her command over English is excellent.
Example: The food at the wedding was excellent.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: more excellent — Incorrect. It is a comparative form, but nothing is compared, and "excellent" is not normally compared.
Option 2: most excellent — Incorrect. It is a superlative form without any group to compare with; "excellent" already means the highest quality.
Option 4: the most excellent — Incorrect. It is also a superlative; "the most" needs a group ("the most excellent of all the students"), which the sentence does not give.