English » Sentence Improvement

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'.

You are so far the bright student in the class.

A

by so far the brighter

B

by far the brightest

C

so far most bright

D

No improvement

Solution

option B is the correct answer here,

let's understand the difference between by far and so far.

 by far is a way of emphasising. e.g. "it's the best by far" (it's MUCH better than anything else) or "it's the worst by far (it's MUCH worse). So far means up until this point in time/until now. e.g. "So far I have only read half the book" or "So far I have visited two countries (but I want to visit more)"