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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 17

Topic: Sentence completion

Directions · Q16 to Q25

Each of the following items features one part of a sentence followed by four alternatives. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct alternative.

Q17

We saw

  1. (a) the older of all monuments in the city
  2. (b) the old of all monuments in the city
  3. (c) the oldest monument in the cityCorrect answer
  4. (d) an oldest of all monuments in the city

Solution.

Answer: (c) the oldest monument in the city

  1. Comparison with all monuments in the city calls for the superlative oldest, normally preceded by the.
  2. Hence “the oldest monument in the city” is correct.