Question
Gauri said that she can play the keyboard __________ her sister.
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- A
- From
- Official GATE 2021 answer key
Solution
Identify the standard comparative correlative structure in English grammar.
The sentence expresses an equal comparison of ability between Gauri and her sister. In English grammar, positive degree comparison is formed using the correlative construction 'as + positive adjective/adverb + as'.
Here, 'well' is the adverb modifying 'play'. Therefore, 'as well as' is grammatically correct. Phrases such as 'as better as', 'as nicest as', or 'as worse as' incorrectly blend comparative or superlative forms into an equal comparison.
A
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Source
- Paper
- GATE 2021 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 2 (CS2)
- Question
- 1 of 65, printed as GA Q.1
- Section
- General Aptitude
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