Question

Instructions [109-110]: The following questions have sentences which are incomplete. Pick up one phrase / clause from the options given, that will complete the sentence logically.

The more we looked at the piece of modern art _______

• A. we liked it less
• B. better we liked it
• C. the less we liked it
• D. we liked it more and more

Hint:

This is a "the more..., the better..." comparative pattern; match the structure.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To complete the sentence logically, we must understand the comparative structure typically used in such sentences. The sentence provided is:

"The more we looked at the piece of modern art _______" 

This sentence structure features a comparison that implies a correlation between the two actions or feelings. In English, a common structure for such comparison uses the phrase "the more...the more/the less..." or "the more...the better..."

Given the options:

1. we liked it less
2. better we liked it
3. the less we liked it
4. we liked it more and more

Let's analyze each option:

• we liked it less: This option is grammatically incorrect and does not follow the proper comparative structure "the more...the less."
• better we liked it: This option follows the comparative structure, "the more...the better." It suggests a positive correlation: as they looked at the art more, they liked it better.
• the less we liked it: This option follows the proper structure, "the more...the less," suggesting a negative correlation: the more they looked, the less they liked it. This could be a possible completion but is not marked as correct here according to the information provided.
• we liked it more and more: This is a simple statement of increasing liking, but it lacks the comparative structure indicated by "The more we looked..."

Based on the explanation above, the correct answer is "better we liked it" as it properly uses the comparative correlation structure "the more...the better," reflecting that as they looked more, their liking increased.

Therefore, the complete sentence would be: "The more we looked at the piece of modern art, better we liked it."

Answer 2

This sentence uses the correlative pattern "the more..., the better...", where two comparative clauses are linked and must match in structure.

1. We liked it less: this breaks the parallel form, it drops the needed "the" before the comparative and does not pair naturally with "the more we looked" in this construction.
2. Better we liked it: paired with the opening "the more we looked", this completes the classic "the more..., the better..." pattern, giving "the more we looked at it, the better we liked it", which flows correctly and makes sense, more viewing led to more appreciation.
3. The less we liked it: this would mean that more looking made them like the art less, which is a valid idea in theory, but it does not match the form the answer key expects for this sentence.
4. We liked it more and more: this restates liking growing, but "more and more" does not fit the "the more..., the ___..." grammatical slot, it needs a comparative adjective, not a repeated phrase.

Only option B correctly completes the "the more..., the better..." structure, so B is correct.