Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case "no improvement" is needed, your answer is ‘4’.
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The greater the demand, higher the price.
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- high
- the high
- the higher
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
higher (Adv.) the (Indef. Art.) is used in the Comparative Degree with Adverbs.
The structure is as follows :
the+Comparative Expression → ( greater) + Subject → (demand) + Verb + the + Comparative Expression _→ (higher)
Hence, the higher is the right usage.
