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Beanbag Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"best" as adverb

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01b00She plays tennis better than Jon.02br
02b00but it seems to me that the following sentence sounds strange:02br
01b00She plays tennis the best02b00 or 02br
01b00She plays tennis the best among us02b02br
00What do you think? Do the 2 sentences above sound okay? 02br
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00If not, what do you recommend? 02br
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01b00She is the best tennis player02b02br
00works fine, but in this case "best" is not an adverb anymore, but an adjective. 02br
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0 Hello02br 02br 00We have talked three times on this board about the question similar to the one you have raised. 02br 05002br 05102br 05202br 02br 00paco 040pid17784641pid4838542pid75931

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0 Hello02br
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00We have talked three times on this board about the question similar to the one you have raised. Could you please take a look at them?02br
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0 All your sentences in bold are OK, but I would recommend 01i00She plays tennis better than any of us02i00 instead of 01i00... the best among us.02br
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0 Thanks CalifJim,02br
00But let's say we didn't have a choice but to use "best" as an adverb describing "play". Is it still possible? 0-
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0 Is what still possible? 01i00the best among us02i00? Yes, that's still possible.02br
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0 Are there other ways to use 02br
00"best" (adverb) and "play" in the sentence?02br
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1b00She plays tennis the best of all us.02b02br
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00I put THE to the superlative adverb when it is used in this way. CGEL says it is obligatory when the superlative is used in relative sense like the above. Compare:02br
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01b00She plays best when she is under pressure.02b02br
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