Question

read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. read the following paragraph about a boy who is very hungry after a hike. look for any revisions that should be made. then answer the questions that follow (1) harry spent an entire day hiking with his family. (2) when he got home, he was hungrier than he had ever been before. (3) he saw a plate of brownies on the kitchen table. (4) he greedily gobbled down four brownies. (5) they were the more delicious brownies hed ever had! 1. what change should be made to sentence 2? a. hungrier should be hungriest. b. hungrier should be more hungry. c. hungrier should be most hungry. d. make no change.

Explanation:

To determine the correct change for sentence 2 ("When he got home, he was hungrier than he had ever been before"), we analyze the options:

• Option A: "Hungriest" is a superlative, but the sentence uses "than" (indicating a comparative structure), so "hungriest" (superlative) is incorrect.
• Option B: "More hungry" is incorrect because "hungry" has a standard comparative form "hungrier", and "more hungry" is non - standard.
• Option C: "Most hungry" is a superlative form, and the sentence is a comparative (using "than"), so this is incorrect.
• Option D: The original sentence "he was hungrier than he had ever been before" is grammatically correct. The comparative form "hungrier" is properly used with "than" to show a comparison between his current hunger and his past hunger levels. There is no need for any change.

Answer:

D. Make no change.