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--instructions--

This task doesn't have audio. Read the question below and select the correct answer.

--questions--

--text--

Which sentence correctly uses the comparative form?

--answers--

This task is more easy than the previous one.

--feedback--

The word more is unnecessary because easy changes to easier in the comparative form.


This code runs more faster than before.

--feedback--

More faster is incorrect because faster is already a comparative form.


This algorithm is more efficient than the old one.


The new update is gooder than the last one.

--feedback--

The correct comparative form of good is better.

--video-solution--

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--explanation--

To form the comparative degree, add -er to the end of adjectives or adverbs with one syllable, while for longer ones, add more at the beginning.

More efficient is correct because efficient is a longer adjective.

You may notice that each option contains the magical word than. It is a conjunction used for comparisons. It typically follows adjectives or adverbs in the comparative form and introduces the second element in a comparison, showing a difference in degree, amount, or preference.