Error Spotting · Question 7 · Medium

Error Spotting question 7

Read the sentence below, divided into parts, and identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, choose (D).
(A) My brother-in-law's / (B) car is / (C) more costlier than mine. / (D) No error

  1. (A) My brother-in-law's
  2. (B) car is
  3. (C) more costlier than mine.
  4. (D) No error
Answer and explanation

Answer: C. (C) more costlier than mine.

Explanation: 'Costlier' is already a comparative, so 'more costlier' is a double comparative. It should be 'costlier than mine'.

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