Question

Choose the option that fills the blank with the most suitable word:

They were _____ from the mountains than they expected to be. [Advanced]

• A. farthest
• B. farther
• C. as far as
• D. far

Answer 1

The correct option is B farther

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. 'Far' is an adverb of positive degree. 'Farther' is an adverb of comparative degree. 'Farthest' is an adverb of superlative degree. 'As' is used as an adverb for referring to what someone or something does or how they appear.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.