Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

This story is quite interesting, but I have read much interesting stories than this.

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SSC CGL Tier 2 English Previous Paper 1 (Held on: 8 Aug 2022)

Answer 1

The erroneous part is 'much interesting stories than this.'

Key Points

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Here, 'more interesting stories than this' should be used instead of 'much interesting stories than this'.
In the latter part of the sentence 'than' is used. Hence, the given sentence is an example of a comparative degree.
The comparative degree is generally formed by adding '-er' to the end of the adjective followed by 'than'. This is the case of monosyllabic adjectives.
On the contrary, in the case of polysyllabic adjectives, the adjectives remain the same and use the word 'more' before the adjective.
In the given context 'interesting' is a polysyllabic adjective. Thus, 'more' should be added before it.
- Example: She is more cheerful than her sister.
Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.

Correct Sentence: This story is quite interesting, but I have read more interesting stories than this.