Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
She went _________ a sheet when she heard the news.

• A. as white as
• B. as light as
• C. as mute as
• D. as deaf as

Answer 1

The correct option is A as white as

In this particular sentence, the comparison is done on the same level or in the same order which makes it in positive degree. Positive degree is only used when there is no such comparison included or the comparison present is in the same order or same level. These forms are usually expressed in "as-adjective-as". Now the adjective that we are going to use should define something like a sheet. "Light", "mute" and "deaf" does not define a sheet whereas "white" does. Moreover, "white as a sheet" is a phrase which means 'pale.'

Option A is correct.