Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Julia gets up early. Mike gets up ________ than Julia. Anderson gets up __________ .

• A. as early as / earlier
• B. earlier / the earliest
• C. early / earlier
• D. the earliest / earlier

Answer 1

The correct option is B earlier / the earliest

The three different forms of comparison are the positive, the comparative and the superlative. The positive is the form of the adjective that describes one noun. The comparative form of the adjective compares two nouns. The superlative form of the adjective compares more than two nouns. "Early" is the adjective in this case. In the second sentence, two of them are compared, this indicates the usage of comparative degree which is "earlier". This leaves us with Option B. Even in the third sentence, Anderson is compared to Mike and Julia. That means there are more than two nouns. This indicates the usage of superlative degree. Thus, the answer over here would be "the earliest"

Option B is the correct answer.