In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the…

Solution

Correct answer: the better

Key point

The sentence uses two comparative forms: harder and better. In correlative comparative constructions that show corresponding increase or change, each comparative is preceded by the article "the."

Correct sentence:

The harder you work, the better you become.

Why the other choices are wrong

• "more better" — Incorrect because "better" is already a comparative; adding "more" is redundant and ungrammatical. It also lacks the required article "the."

• "a better" — Incorrect because the correlative comparative pattern requires "the" before the second comparative, not the indefinite article "a."

• "No improvement" — Incorrect because the original sentence is missing "the" before "better."

Structure to remember

• the + comparative + clause, the + comparative + clause

Example: The more you practice, the more confident you become.