Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It wasn’t as clear ____________ today.
A) Days as
B) Day as is
C) A day as
D) Is a day

Answer 1

Hint: This question is from the topic of adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe a certain characteristic of a noun, hence they are called describing words.

Complete answer:
There are three ways in which adjectives are used in the English language. They are;
- Positive Degree
- Comparative Degree
- Superlative Degree

In the question, the adjective used is clear. The three degrees for this adjective would be clear (positive), clearer (comparative) and clearest (superlative).
i) When we use adjectives to compare two objects, we use the comparative degree i.e. clearer. For e.g. Today, it is clearer than yesterday.
ii) We can also use the positive degree to compare two things, but we have to use the word ‘as’ before and after the adjective, i.e. as – adjective – as
For e.g. This young man is as sharp as a tiger.
iii) Another way of using the positive degree for comparison is by – as – adjective – a – noun – as.
For e.g. It wasn’t as clear a day as today.

Options (A), (B) and (D) are incorrect, as they do not follow the pattern of – as – adjective – a – noun – as. This pattern is followed only in Option (C).

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) i.e, A day as

Note:
i) While using the superlative form of the adjective, the adjective is always preceded by the article.
For e.g. Today is the clearest day. The elephant is the strongest animal.
ii) The superlative form is used when there is no comparison and we are talking about the noun which is at either of the ends of the scale of comparison.