Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The mountain lion is / one of the slyest and more / elusive animals in the woods.
Option 1: one of the slyest and more
Option 2: No error
Option 3: The mountain lion is
Option 4: elusive animals in the woods.
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Correct Answer: one of the slyest and more
Solution : The error lies in the first option .
More is incorrect, as the correct form of comparison to be used in the sentence is the superlative form, which is most. that is used when comparing more than two things. Thus, more should be replaced with most to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The mountain lion is one of the slyest and most elusive animals in the woods.
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