Verbal Ability - Sentence Correction - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Correction - Section 1 (Q.No. 9)
Directions to Solve
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.
9.
The performance of our players was rather worst than I had expected.
Discussion:
31 comments Page 2 of 4.
Swetha said:
1 decade ago
Why worst is improper when to use which comparative degree?
Ranjan said:
1 decade ago
Why option C is not chosen?can anyone explain me?
Bhaskar vashistha said:
1 decade ago
As here we have to use comparative form of bad so we have to use worse which omit option "A", "D", "E". Now comparing b and c we find that option "C" changes the meaning of the sentence what author intend to convey. In "C" we don't know who's expectation it had failed but in statement it is clear that only author's ("I") expectation had been wronged. So option B.
Mahabub said:
1 decade ago
Worst, greatest etc used to mean the top or the least of all i.e. superlative form. Here, this sentence is in comparative form not in superlative form. So worse is correct and "had" comes due to tense rule.
Satish said:
1 decade ago
Here we are using the comparative degree so worse is the apt one rather than worst (superlative degree).
Priyamvadha said:
1 decade ago
Why can't it be option "A"? Can someone please explain?
Vasantha said:
1 decade ago
Bad is the simple present and had expected is the past perfect, past perfect come with simple past only. So option "A"is wrong.
Bobby said:
10 years ago
Why worse can be used?
Gangadhar said:
9 years ago
Thank you @Pooja.
Kittu said:
9 years ago
I didn't get it. Please explain clealy.
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