Your answer is C.
Adjective definition: a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
Early is the adjective, hour is the noun, and they are side by side. Here's some examples of other adjectives used properly:
I like "blue" skies and "fluffy" clouds.
He is a "nice man."
It was a "cold day."
They are "good" people.
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