Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:
Jane wrote _____ speeches than Mike. [Intermediate]
A
long
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B
as long
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C
longer
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D
longest
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Solution
The correct option is C longer The given sentence is an example of the adverb of comparative degree. An adverb that compares two things becomes a comparative degree of an adverb. 'Long' is an adverb of positive degree. 'Longer' is an adverb of comparative degree. 'Longest' is an adverb of superlative degree. 'As' is used as an adverb for referring to what someone or something does or how they appear.