Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Deserts probably existed much (1)________ during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from (2)_______ or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are (3)________ as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been (4)_______ of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One (5)______ is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number (1).
Option 1: early
Option 2: earliest
Option 3: earnest
Option 4: earlier
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Correct Answer: earlier
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
Earlier: This is the comparative form of the adjective "early." In the context of the passage, "earlier" is the most suitable option, as it indicates a period before the evolution of angiosperms. After "much," a comparative degree of an adjective should be placed.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Early: This adjective describes actions or events that occur before the usual or expected time.
Earliest: This is the superlative form of the adjective "early."
Earnest: This word is a noun that refers to a sincere and serious state of mind.
Therefore, the correct answer is earlier.
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