Correct option is D
Option (d) is the only sentence with the correct comparative structure:
adjective-er + than (“hotter than”).
Explanation: For one-syllable adjectives like
hot, we form the comparative by adding
-er (→
hotter) and compare using
than. We must not use
more with an
-er comparative (that would be a
double comparative) and we never use
to after a comparative of inequality.
Grammatical rule used:
· Comparative (short adjectives):
Adj + -er + than (taller than, colder than, hotter than).
· Avoid
double comparatives (more hotter, more better ✗).
· Use
than, not
to, for comparisons of inequality.
Example: Jaipur is
cooler than New Delhi in winter.
Errors in other options:
· (a)
more hotter to — double comparative (
more + hotter) and wrong preposition (
to).
· (b)
more hotter than — double comparative.
· (c)
hotter to — wrong preposition (
to instead of
than).
Information booster: With longer adjectives (e.g., beautiful), use
more + adjective + than (more beautiful than), but never combine
more with
-er.