--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What is Alice sorry for?

--answers--

For missing the meeting.

--feedback--

Alice does not mention anything about a meeting.

For arriving late.

--feedback--

Alice does not say she was late.

For not responding to James.

--feedback--

Alice does not say she ignored James.

For having to interrupt the conversation with James previously.

--video-solution--

4

--explanation--

Earlier is the comparative form of early. It is often used to compare two points in time, but in this case, it simply refers to a moment before the current conversation. For example:

I called you earlier, but you didn't pick up. - Here, earlier means "at a previous time" without specifying a comparison (earlier than now, for instance).

The same situation normally applies to the comparative form of late: later. For example:

I'll see you later. - Here, later means "at a time in the future". The comparison (later than now, for instance) is omitted.

--scene--

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