Choose the correct comparative: Ali is ____ than that one.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. older
- Step 1: A short adjective forms the comparative with -er. Step 2. The comparative of old is older. Answer: older. Why not the others: more old: Short adjectives take -er, not more. old: The positive form cannot be followed by than. most old: That is not a comparative form.
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