Question

The more he was criticized .................. he was to complete the task.

• A. less able
• B. the less able
• C. less able to
• D. the less able to

Hint:

Use “the + comparative adjective” structure when expressing correlative comparisons.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence follows a correlative comparative structure:

“The more..., the less...”
“The more he was criticized, the less able he was to complete the task.”


Option (B) uses this structure correctly.
Other options miss the required article “the”.