Positive Degree of Comparison.
.The degree of comparison for early is earlier
It is the highest degree of comparison
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The degree of comparison is superlative.
positive
full
Lazy is the positive degree. The comparative is lazier, and the superlative is laziest.