Analyze the following text and then choose the right option to fill the blank: The shop is not very busy today compared to yesterday.
The shop is not
it was yesterday.
as busier as
O the busiest
O busier than
O as busy as

as busy as

Explanation:

"The shop is not as busy as it was yesterday."

The objective here is to compare how busy the shop is today to how busy it was yesterday. To do so, the best comparison phrase grammatically speaking is, "as busy as".

The first option is incorrect due to redundancy stemming from the word "busier" being a comparison word on it's own without the further need for the words "as".

Second option is out because it is not a comparison phrase in this context. The best option is therefore the last one.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

true

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