Nyala was used to being the smart person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be good at biochemistry than she was.

Question

How should this sentence be rewritten to correct the error in grammar?
A.
Nyala was used to being the more smart person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be more better at biochemistry than she was.
B.
Nyala was used to being the smarter person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be best at biochemistry than she was.
C.
Nyala was used to being the smartest person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be better at biochemistry than she was.
D.
Nyala was used to being the most smart person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be more good at biochemistry than she was.

Answer 1

The correct option that addresses the grammatical errors in the sentence is:

C. Nyala was used to being the smartest person in the Chemistry Club, so she was surprised when the new student Dublin proved to be better at biochemistry than she was.