Language - MAP 3rd Grade Language Usage

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Question

Select the word(s) that correctly completes the sentence provided.

Sam has to wake up                      than normal to catch his flight to Florida.

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Answer

The correct answer is "earlier".

Sam has to wake up earlier than normal to catch his flight to Florida.

In this sentence, we are comparing two things. The normal time Sam wakes up and the time he has to wake up to catch his flight. When we are comparing two things, we use a comparative adjective and add "er" to the end of a word. When more than two things are being compared, we use a superlative adjective and add "est" to the end of a word.

If the adjective is more than one syllable, we would add "more" or "most" before the adjective. In this case, "early" is a one syllable adjective, so "more" or "most" should not be added to the sentence.

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