Question

which text best completes the sentence? visitor statistics indicate that in 2013, great smoky mountains national park was _. a more popular tourist destination than yosemite national park a more popular tourist destination than any national park a popular tourist destination than yosemite national park the most popular tourist destination than yosemite national park

Explanation:

• The structure “a more... than...” is the correct comparative form.
• “a more popular tourist destination than Yosemite National Park” is grammatically correct.
• “a more popular tourist destination than any national park” is incorrect as it should be “than any other national park” to avoid illogical comparison (a park can't be more popular than itself).
• “a popular tourist destination than Yosemite National Park” lacks the comparative “more” which is needed for the comparison.
• “the most popular tourist destination than Yosemite National Park” is wrong because “the most” is superlative and should be followed by “in” or “of” (not “than” for a comparison with one other entity).

Answer:

a more popular tourist destination than Yosemite National Park