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Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'No correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.

(The big the house), the more difficult it is to maintain it.

Option 1: The bigger the house

Option 2: The big house

Option 3: No correction required

Option 4: The biggest the house


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: The bigger the house


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation : To maintain parallelism, the correct comparative form that should be used here is bigger , in place of big to make the sentence grammatically accurate.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: The bigger the house, the more difficult it is to maintain it.

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