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
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: Her command over English is excellent. The sentence makes no comparison at all. It only describes her command over English, so the positive degree excellent is needed.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) more excellent | The comparative (more ...) compares two things. It is a comparative form, but nothing is compared, and "excellent" is not normally compared. | – |
| (2) most excellent | The superlative (most ..., the most ...) compares one with a whole group. It is a superlative form without any group to compare with. "Excellent" already means the highest quality. | – |
| (3) excellent (answer) | 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"). | The food at the wedding was excellent. |
| (4) the most excellent | It is also a superlative. "The most" needs a group ("the most excellent of all the students"), which the sentence does not give. | – |