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
Comparative degree of "far":
- Further (also farther) is the comparative of far; it compares two distances.
- A comparative is followed by than.
- This sentence: the distance of Dharamshala from Delhi is compared with that of Chandigarh, and "than" follows, so further fits.
- Complete sentence: Dharamshala is further from Delhi than Chandigarh, a well planned city in Punjab.
Example: The second village is further from the highway than the first.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: further more — Incorrect. "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.
Option 3: further to — Incorrect. Further to is a formal phrase meaning following on from something said earlier, used in letters.
Example: Further to your email, I am sending the documents.
Option 4: furthest — Incorrect. Furthest is the superlative; it compares one with all the others and is never followed by "than".
Example: Leh is the furthest place I have travelled to.