The correct answer would be the first option. A collective subject is a noun (functioning as the subject) that describes a group made of many parts. For example, the words "team" which means a group of people playing. Another one is "pack" used in a pack of wolves, which means a group of wolves.
The answer is: [D]: "higher" .
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Choice: [A]: "more high"; — is grammatically incorrect at all costs.
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Choice: [B]: "highest" ; — is the "superlative" — NOT the "comparative".
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Choice: [C]: "more higher"; — is grammatically incorrect at all costs.
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Choice: [D]: "higher" — is the comparative form and is grammatically correct.
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Seems pretty clear it’d be the Middle East, unless I’m missing something.
D. Because the rest dont make sense