Fill in the blank in the following sentence with a correct word from the options given below:-
_______ investigation is needed in this case.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Further
Complete sentence: Further investigation is needed in this case. "Investigation" is not a distance. The case needs more investigation, so "further" is the word.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Further (answer) | used for distance too, and also means more or additional (only "further" has this second sense) | For further details, contact the office. |
| (2) Farther | used only for physical distance, as in "farther from the station" (an investigation is not a distance) | The village is farther than it looks. |
| (3) Farthest | the superlative of far, meaning at the greatest distance | Of the three towns, Shimla is the farthest from here. |
| (4) Furthermore | a linking adverb meaning "in addition", used to add a new point to what has been said (it cannot describe a noun such as "investigation") | The plan is costly. Furthermore, it is unsafe. |