What is the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective in the sentence?


Jupiter is a larger planet than Mercury.

underlined words: larger
A.
superlative

B.
comparative

C.
positive

Respuesta :

Hagrid
Larger is in the comparative form. 
Positive is large. 
Superlative is largest. 
Comparative degree of comparison compares only two nouns. In the sentence, Jupiter and Mercury are compared. So the answer is B.