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Standard XII
English
Question

Use the comparative degree of comparison in the following sentence:
The child was _____ (happy) living in London than he was living in New York.
  1. more happy
  2. as happy as
  3. happier
  4. happiest

A
as happy as
B
more happy
C
happier
D
happiest
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The correct option is C happier
The sentence is in the comparative degree of comparison when two nouns are compared to each other, and one noun is of the higher degree than the other. In the sentence, the 'child' was 'happier' in one place 'London' than in the other 'New York'. As 'happier' is the comparative form of 'happy', Option C is correct. Option A is incorrect because the phrase is of a positive degree. 'More' precedes an adjective when it has more than two syllables, 'happy' has two syllables hence 'more' is not used here. Hence option B is incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the adjective 'happiest' is a superlative.

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