Very few things are as useful as wood. Select the alternative which can be the correct comparative degree of the above sentence.
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Very few things are as useful as wood.
Select the alternative which can be the correct comparative degree of the above sentence.
1: Wood is more useful than any other things.
2: Wood is more useful than many other things.
3: Wood is more useful than most other things.
4: No other thing is as useful as wood.
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (३) Wood is more useful than most other things.
स्पष्टीकरण:
'Very few' चे Comparative Degree मध्ये रूपांतर:
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
दिलेले वाक्य: *"Very few things are as useful as wood."* (Positive Degree).
२.
'Very few' ने सुरू होणाऱ्या वाक्याचे Comparative रूपांतर करताना "more useful than most other + Plural Noun" ही प्रमाण रचना वापरली जाते:
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अचूक वाक्य: *"Wood is more useful than most other things."* (पर्याय ३).
३.
पर्याय (१) 'than any other things' हे 'No other' साठी वापरले जाते आणि त्यात 'things' अनेकवचन अशुद्ध आहे.
४.
पर्याय (४) हे Positive Degree चे वाक्य आहे.
त्यामुळे पर्याय (३) हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
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Degree Conversion Formula:
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Positive: *Very few things are as useful as...*
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Comparative: *...is more useful than most other things.*
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (3) Wood is more useful than most other things.
Explanation:
The question tests converting a positive sentence introduced by 'Very few' into comparative degree.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Base Positive sentence: *"Very few things are as useful as wood."*
2.
Under standard prescriptive rules, clauses starting with *Very few* convert to comparative degree using "comparative + than most other + plural noun":
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*"Wood is more useful than most other things."* (Option 3).
3.
Option (1) incorrectly pairs *than any other* with plural *things*.
4.
Option (4) is a positive sentence.
5.
Hence, Option (3) is correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
*Very few... as* transforms to comparative as comparative + than most other + plural noun.