SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The new printer works faster and ______ than the model it replaced.
The new printer works faster and ______ than the model it replaced.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Answer and explanation
Answer: D: quieter
The sentence needs a comparative form parallel to "faster," comparing two specific printers, and *quieter* is the correct single-word comparative adjective matching that structure. *More quiet* is a wordier, less standard alternative when a simple comparative like "quieter" already exists for this short adjective. *More quietly* incorrectly shifts to an adverb form, describing how an action is performed instead of describing the printer's quality. *Quietest* is a superlative, appropriate for comparing three or more things, not the two printers being compared here.
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