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SUPERLATIVES

 * The superlative of a word is the form we use to compare three or more things and to pick out one thing as more "x" than all the others.


 * Generally THE comes before the superlative word.


 * 1. THE USE OF THE SUPERLATIVE

Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is also the most famous mountain in the world.


 * 2. The form of the superlative

To form the superlative, we use the ending -estor the adverb most:

THE + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + -EST

The          smallest

THE + MOST + ADJECTIVE

The  most quickly


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