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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

About the whale

Can I say,

(a) The whales are the largest.

(b) The whales are the largest animals / mammals in sea.

(c) The whales are the largest in the ocean.
  

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(d) Whales are the biggest fish in the world.

  • (d) Whales are the biggest fish in the world.
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(d) Whales are the biggest fish in the world.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) The whales are the largest.

(b) The whales are the largest animals / mammals in sea.

(c) The whales are the largest in the ocean.
Vincent,
I think you are drive us nuts because each question you posted is a multiple choice, and you don't seem to know what you want to express. You can say any of the abov
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That means, These three sentences are correct with different meanings? Can you tell me more details? Thanks!!
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Those it is kind of waste of time, but hope it wakes you up to the so-called detailes you required.

1. The whales are the largest. (it means it is the largest object compared to anything else in the world.)

2. The whales are the largest animals/mammals in the sea. (you make a comparison between whale and other animals/mammals in the sea. So, there might be other larger mammals o
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Thanks .. If I change "largeest " to biggest,do they keep the same meaning and correct to be used?

(a) The whales are the biggest.

(b) The whales are the biggest animals / mammals in sea.

(c) The whales are the biggest in the ocean
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IS there correct if I just say,

The whales are the largest / biggest. (Isn't incomplete in sentence structure or meaning? )
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Vincent TeoIS there correct if I just say,

The whales are the largest / biggest. (Isn't incomplete in sentence structure or meaning? )

Vincent,
You MUST strengthen your grammar as your basic skills are quite weak. Go back to my earlier thread. I already gave you the answer.

Your
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That means, we cannot just say:

The whales are the largest / biggest (without the noun), right?



It's incomplete sentence, am i right?
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Yes, it's incomplete unless you have a discussion before hand that sets the context.

It's the biggest animal on Earth.
It's the largest mammal currently living.
It's the biggest living thing in the sea.

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