Question

3. Choose one alternative of comparative degree. Naomi is not one of the
cleverest girls in the class.
(1) Naomi is not so clever as some other girls in the class.
(2) Some girls of the class are cleverer than Naomi.
(3) Naomi is as clever as other girls in the class.
(4) Naomi is the cleverest girl in the class.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Some girls of the class are cleverer than Naomi

Answer 2

Option 2 is correct: Some girls of the class are cleverer than Naomi.

• To answer this question, we must understand that there are three degrees of comparison; positive, comparative, and superlative.
• The comparative degree is used when we wish to compare two things.
• However, the given sentence is written in the superlative degree and we were required to convert it into the comparative degree.