Ashoka was one of the greatest Indian rulers. Select the correct comparative degree of the above sentence. a. Ashoka was greater than most other Indian rulers. b. Ashoka was greater than many other Indian rulers. c. Ashoka was greater than any other Indian rulers.
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Ashoka was one of the greatest Indian rulers.
Select the correct comparative degree of the above sentence.
a. Ashoka was greater than most other Indian rulers.
b. Ashoka was greater than many other Indian rulers.
c. Ashoka was greater than any other Indian rulers.
1: Only a
2: Only b
3: Only c
4: All of the above
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (१) Only a
स्पष्टीकरण:
'One of the greatest' चे Comparative रूपांतर:
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
दिलेले वाक्य: *"Ashoka was one of the greatest Indian rulers."*
२.
इंग्रजी व्याकरणाच्या प्रमाण नियमांनुसार (Wren & Martin), 'one of the + superlative' चे Comparative रूपांतर करताना "greater than most other + Plural Noun" वापरले जाते:
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वाक्य a: *"Ashoka was greater than most other Indian rulers."* (अचूक).
३.
वाक्य c मध्ये 'any other' नंतर एकवचनी नाम लागते आणि ते 'the greatest' साठी वापरले जाते.
त्यामुळे फक्त वाक्य a हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
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Standard Comparative Formulation:
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*one of the greatest* -> greater than most other...
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (1) Only a
Explanation:
The question tests standard prescriptive rules for converting 'one of the greatest' into comparative degree.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Base sentence: *"Ashoka was one of the greatest Indian rulers."*
2.
Under standard prescriptive rules, 'one of the + superlative' requires the comparative formula "comparative + than most other + plural noun":
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Sentence a: *"Ashoka was greater than most other Indian rulers."* (Correct).
3.
Sentence c uses *any other* with an incorrect plural, and represents unique superlative conversion.
4.
Therefore, only sentence a is correct.
Hence, Option (1) is correct.
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Always choose than most other + plural noun for 'one of the' comparative transformations.