When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. Only two students are mentioned in the example sentence, so the comparative is required. The best way to correct the underlined portion above is: "I find it hard to believe that Jamila is a better student than Aaron, but she proved it this morning."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. In the example sentence, Jimmy is being distinguished from "the whole group," so the best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "Jimmy is the best astronaut of the whole group; he is consistently calm and collected."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. In this case, Alanis Morissette is being distinguished from all the other songwriters of "her generation." The best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "Alanis Morissette wrote one of the best songs of her generation, but a lot of people misunderstand what it's about."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. Only Martin and Max are mentioned in the sentence, so the correct construction must be comparative. The best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "Martin is a funnier comedian than Max, but Max does have some really excellent short bits."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. In this sentence "of all" tells us that the superlative construction is required. The best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "Of all the comedians who have hosted SNL over the years, George Carlin was the best."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. In the example sentence two sports ("baseball" and "basketball") are being directly compared, so "more" should replace "most."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. Here, only "watch[ing] television" and "reading" are being compared, so we know the comparative construction will be needed. The best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "I like to watch television programs, but I know that reading is better for me."

When you are comparing only two things, you must use the comparative construction of the adjective or adverb in question. When you are comparing three or more things, or an indefinite number of things, you must use the superlative construction instead. Since only two golfers are being compared, the best way to correct the underlined portion above is, "I have to admit, although Paul is a good golfer, Johnny is better."

In the example sentence, two kinds of fruit are named, but they are not directly compared to one another. Instead, the second clause distinguishes "apples" as the author's "favorite" of all kinds of fruit. Thus, the superlative, NOT the comparative, is required. The correct version of the sentence reads, "I don't care for strawberries, but apples are my absolute least favorite fruit."

In the sentence above, the level of difficulty inherent to understand people with accents and those who mumble are directly compared, thus "most" should be changed to "more."

Note also that "it's" is a contraction of "it is," and is correctly used in both the example sentence and the correct answer option.