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Comparatives & Superlatives

Superlatives

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The + Superlative

Rule

'the' is placed before the superlative:

Examples

  • He is the richest man in the world.
  • That is the biggest crocodile I have ever seen.
  • She is the tallest girl in her class.
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Comparatives & Superlatives

  1. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
  2. Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
  3. Superlatives
  4. Comparisons Using THAN
  5. Comparisons Using AS
  6. Negative Comparisons Using NOT AS
  7. Comparisons of Quantities
  8. Comparative and Superlative
  9. Adverbs of Frequency

Related topics

  • Reported Speech
  • Relative Clauses
  • Question Tags
  • Punctuation
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