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Verbal Reasoning - English - English Grammar:

Adjectives and Adverbs

MCQ - 346-4625

Question:

The little girl could never sit still for longer then five minutes.

  1. The little girl could never sit still for long then five minutes.
  2. The little girl could never sat still for longer then five minute.
  3. The little girl could never sit still of longer then five minutes.
  4. The little girl could never sat still for longer then five minute.
  5. The little girl could never sit still for longer than five minutes.

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

"Then" is an adverb that means at that particular moment, and "than" is an adverb used to compare two things, as in the sentence, "My fall coat is less heavy than my winter coat." So, "then" is being used incorrectly in this sentence and should be replaced with "than" in order to correct the sentence's error.

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