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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Comparative or superlative with "than"?

Hi,
I'm a student in an 8th grade English class, and we're learning about comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. One of the questions that arose was which sentence is correct:
The Gray River flows the most rapidly than any other river in the state.
or
The Gray River flows more rapidly than any other river in the state.
I am inclined to think the second sentence is correct, but I cannot explain it grammatically to those who think that the former is correct. Any explanation to this question would be appreciated.
Thanks!
  

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Anonymous The Gray River flows more rapidly than any other river in the state. You're absolutely right. You're comparing two things: The Gray , and Any other .

— Avangi

  • Anonymous The Gray River flows more rapidly than any other river in the state.
  • You're absolutely right.
  • You're comparing two things: The Gray , and Any other .
  • ) You could say, The Gray River flows the most rapidly of all the rivers in the state .
  • - A.
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AnonymousThe Gray River flows more rapidly than any other river in the state.
You're absolutely right.

You're comparing two things: The Gray, and Any other. ("Any" is singular.)

You could say, The Gray River flows the most rapidly of all the rivers in the state.

- A.
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AnonymousI am inclined to think the second sentence is correct
You're right. There are a lot of comparisons, and each comparison is between two rivers.

The Gray River flows more rapidly than the Red River.
The Gray River flows more rapidly than the Magnolia River.
The Gray River flows more rapidly than the Wolf River.
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Thank you for the clear explanation! This will definitely help me out.
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