In the following sentence, the word 'inferior' is grammatically classified as: These products are inferior to those we bought last year.

In the following sentence, the word 'inferior' is grammatically classified as: These products are inferior to those we bought last year. Correct Answer adjective

The correct answer is adjective​.

Key Points

  • ​Let's look at the definitions given below:
    • common noun- the generic name for a person, place, or thing in a class or group.
    • distributive pronoun- words used for individuals or objects referring to them as one at a time.
    • preposition- a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word.
    • adjective- a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent.
  • The given word 'inferior' means not good, or not as good as someone or something else. It qualifies the given noun 'products'.
  • Hence the 4th option will be the correct choice.

Additional Information

  • The following adjectives are always followed by 'to' and not 'than':
    • Junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior, anterior, posterior.
  • Example: My sister is junior to me in studies.

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