Choose the correct comparative: This exercise is ____ than that one.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. more difficult
- Step 1: Difficult has three syllables or more, so use more + adjective. Step 2. The comparative is more difficult. Answer: more difficult. Why not the others: difficulter: Long adjectives use more, not -er. most difficult: That is the superlative form. the more difficult: The comparative is not used with the.
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