{"id":13275,"date":"2024-04-15T04:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=13275"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:15:10","slug":"many-people-consider-him-greatest-comic-actor-of-silent-cinema-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/many-people-consider-him-greatest-comic-actor-of-silent-cinema-a-a-b-an-c-the-d-no-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Many people consider him . . . . . . . . greatest comic actor of silent cinema. A. a B. an C. the D. no article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9912b74f3cd\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    a                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    an                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    the                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    no article                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>D. no article<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason is that the word &#8220;greatest&#8221; is a superlative, which means that it is the highest possible degree of something. In this case, it is being used to describe the actor as the best possible comic actor of silent cinema. Superlatives are always used without articles.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of other superlatives that are always used without articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most beautiful woman in the world.<\/li>\n<li>The fastest car in the world.<\/li>\n<li>The tallest building in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In contrast, ordinary adjectives are used with articles. 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