WASSCE English Language · Paper 1 style

Comparison

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Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Ade is ___ than his brother.

Ataller
Bmore taller
Ctallest
Dtall

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Answer: A

Taller.

Trap B Marks the same thing twice: Mark comparison, negation and plurality once. 'Unless' already means 'if not'; '-er' already means 'more'.

Trap C Comparative/superlative errors: Two items → comparative (better, more careful); three or more → superlative (best). Never 'more better'.

Trap D Uses the wrong form of the verb or word: Identify the structure the frame demands (past perfect after 'by the time … arrived'; passive 'will be + past participle'; 'refuse to + verb') and check the option fills it exactly.

Traps in Comparison

Marks the same thing twice
Mark comparison, negation and plurality once. 'Unless' already means 'if not'; '-er' already means 'more'.
Comparative/superlative errors
Two items → comparative (better, more careful); three or more → superlative (best). Never 'more better'.
Uses the wrong form of the verb or word
Identify the structure the frame demands (past perfect after 'by the time … arrived'; passive 'will be + past participle'; 'refuse to + verb') and check the option fills it exactly.

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