Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate option:
Dharamshala is________ from Delhi than Chandigarh, a well planned city in Punjab.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → further
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Complete sentence: Dharamshala is further from Delhi than Chandigarh, a well planned city in Punjab. The distance of Dharamshala from Delhi is compared with that of Chandigarh, and "than" follows, so further fits.
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) further (answer) | Further (also farther) is the comparative of far. It compares two distances. A comparative is followed by than. | The second village is further from the highway than the first. |
| (2) further more | "Further more" is not a comparative form. Written as one word it is a linking adverb meaning "in addition", used to add a point, so it cannot compare two distances. | – |
| (3) further to | Further to is a formal phrase meaning following on from something said earlier, used in letters. | Further to your email, I am sending the documents. |
| (4) furthest | Furthest is the superlative. It compares one with all the others and is never followed by "than". | Leh is the furthest place I have travelled to. |