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How To Use The Superlative 1 PDF
How To Use The Superlative 1 PDF
We use a superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group. We can use superlative
adjectives before nouns, or after linking verbs without nouns.
When we use a superlative adjective (‘the tallest student’) before the noun, we often use ‘the’.
We don’t use ‘the’ when there is a possessive. The possessive replaces ‘the’.
When we use a superlative adjective after a linking verb, without a noun, you can often choose to use
‘the’ or not to use ‘the’. The meaning is the same.
This is not possible when the adjective comes directly before the noun. We must use ‘the’.
4. Julie is fastest.