Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank .
Meera plays the flute___ than Rishita.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → more skillfully
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Complete sentence: Meera plays the flute more skillfully than Rishita. Two people are compared and the word "than" follows the blank, so the comparative more skillfully is needed.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) much skillfully | "Much" strengthens a comparative ("much more skillfully") but cannot form one by itself. | – |
| (2) skillfully | the positive degree. It cannot be followed by "than". | – |
| (3) most skillfully | the superlative degree, used when one is compared with all the others in a group ("most skillfully of all"), not with "than". | – |
| (4) more skillfully (answer) | Adverbs, like adjectives, have three degrees: positive (skillfully), comparative (more skillfully) and superlative (most skillfully). Adverbs ending in -ly form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. | Anil drives more carefully than his brother. |