Question

Read the sentence.

During the coldest months, frail colonists had a greater chance of illness than during other times of the year.

Select the list that shows the underlined adverbs in the following order: (1) positive degree; (2) comparative degree; (3) superlative degree.


frail; coldest; greater
frail; greater; coldest
greater; coldest; frail
coldest; greater; frail

Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the second option. The correct order of the adverbs from (1) positive degree; (2) comparative degree; (3) superlative degree would be frail; greater; coldest. Hope this answers the question.

Answer 2

frail; greater; coldest