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Joe is far the tallest in school.
Joe is much the tallest in school.
Joe is a lot the tallest in school .
Joe is far and away the tallest in school .
Are these sentences grammatically correct?
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anonymous Joe is far the tallest in school. Joe is much the tallest in school. Joe is a lot the tallest in school .
- anonymous Joe is far the tallest in school.
- Joe is much the tallest in school.
- Joe is a lot the tallest in school .
- Joe is far and away the tallest in school .
- Are these sentences grammatically correct?
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anonymousJoe is far the tallest in school.
Joe is much the tallest in school.Joe is a lot the tallest in school .
Joe is far and away the tallest in school .Are these sentences grammatically correct?
Neither is correct.
0I would say "Joe is by far the tallest in school".
But I don't think that "Joe is far and away the tallest in school" is incorrect either. The Oxford English Dictionary contains the following example phrase for "far and away":
‘he is far and away the most accomplished player’
The other sentences are incorrect, though.
0Joe is by far the tallest in school. OK
Joe is much the tallest in school. Not wrong, but not commonly said.
Joe is a lot the tallest in school . Wrong
Joe is far and away the tallest in school. OK
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