Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:
They arrived _______ than they had expected. [Intermediate]
A
last
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B
latest
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C
later
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D
late
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Solution
The correct option is C later 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. 'Late' is an adverb of positive degree. 'Later' is an adverb of comparative degree. 'Latest' is an adverb of superlative degree. 'Last' is an adverb of time.