Choose the correct comparative: That hotel is ____ than that one.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. more important
- Step 1: Important has three syllables or more, so use more + adjective. Step 2. The comparative is more important. Answer: more important. Why not the others: importanter: Long adjectives use more, not -er. most important: That is the superlative form. the more important: The comparative is not used with the.
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