Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
It’s __________ today ____________ it was yesterday.
a)a little warmer/that
b)little warmer/than
c)more warmer/that
d)a little warmer/than
e)the warmest/than

Answer 1

Hint: The given question is talking about a comparison between today’s and yesterday’s weather. When there is a comparison between two objects, the comparative degree is used, that is, words which usually end in -er.

Complete step-by-step answer:

  The given sentence is talking about today being warmer than yesterday. The temperature is more today as compared to yesterday’s temperature. Therefore, the correct sentence should read as follows: It’s a little warmer today than it was yesterday. Hence, the correct option is d.
Option a is wrong because the second part of the option is ‘that’ which is completely an incorrect usage when a comparison is made between two objects.
Option b is incorrect because of the missing article before ‘little warmer’.
In option c, usage of ‘more’ and ‘warmer’ is wrong. The word ‘warmer’ means ‘more warm’, it already includes the degree ‘more’. Thus, option c is incorrect as well.
Option e is wrong because ‘warmest’ is a superlative degree and is used to compare three or more objects. In the given sentence, the weather of only two days is being compared.

Note: An option is to be selected as correct only when both parts of the option are correct.
It is also important to note whether the comparison is between two objects or three and choose the degree of comparison accordingly.