Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The baby was rather ..... than i could bear?

  • A much more troublesome
  • B much too troublesome
  • C so much troublesome
  • D very much troublesome
jamb 1998english-language

The correct answer is A. much more troublesome

The baby was rather much more troublesome than i could bear.

''Much more'' should only be used for things which are not individually countable. One hint might be not to use much more with a plural noun, it is used with a singular noun.

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