Single correct option
Find the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence is correct, choose 'No error'.
She prefers tea / to coffee / because it is / more healthier.
She prefers tea / to coffee / because it is / more healthier.
- A. She prefers tea
- B. to coffee
- C. because it is
- D. more healthier.
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Answer: (D) more healthier.
'Healthier' is already a comparative, so 'more healthier' is a double comparative and wrong. It should be simply 'healthier'. The use of 'prefers...to' in the first parts is correct, which may mislead one into suspecting it. A comparative form already carries the sense of 'more', so adding another 'more' or '-er' is always redundant in standard English.
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