Substantive adjective or just superlative adjective?
Are the words fattest and choicest in the following sentence substantive adjectives, or just superlative adjectives? Abel gave the fattest and choicest of his lambs.
Top answer
They are substantive adjectives or pronouns.
— Mister Micawber
They are substantive adjectives or pronouns.
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