Question

He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers.
(Choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into comparative degree)

i) His innocent customers are not more a stranger to the stars than he.

ii) His innocent customers were not more a stranger to the stars than he.

iii) His innocent customers had not more a stranger to the stars than he.

iv) His innocent customers did not more a stranger to the stars than he.​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The given sentence is : He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers.

• Above sentence is said to choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into comparative degree and it is : His innocent customers were not more a stranger to the stars than he.

• Option two is correct because the given sentence is written in Simple Past Tense, so its comparative has been also written in Simple past tense and it is mentioned above.

• Comparative degree is used to mean comparison of actions in a sentence. It takes than to make a comparison.

Answer 2

• The given sentence is:

He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers.

Above sentence is said to choose the correct alternative to change the sentence into comparative degree and it is:

His innocent customers were not more a stranger to the stars than he.

Option two is correct because the given sentence is written in Simple Past Tense, so its comparative has been also written in Simple past tense and it is mentioned above.

Comparative degree is used to mean comparison of actions in a sentence. It takes than to make a comparison.