Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26697
Q. The greater (1) / the demand, (2) / higher (3) /the price. (4) / No Error (5)- Published on 06 Feb 17a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
ANSWER: 3
Add ‘the’ before ‘higher’. In this case, the sentence must be improved with use of definite article ‘the’.
The correct sentence should be: The greater the demand,
the higher the price.
The article ‘the’ is used when necessary,
to make any singular countable noun, plural countable noun or uncountable noun,
definite.
Examples:
