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Which among the following sentences uses adjective with correct degree of comparison.
Question

Which among the following sentences uses adjective with correct degree of comparison.

A.

New Delhi is more hotter to Chandigarh.

B.

New Delhi is more hotter than Chandigarh.

C.

New Delhi is hotter to Chandigarh.

D.

New Delhi is hotter than Chandigarh.

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.

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