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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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superlative
Hi,
I think I saw no article in front what looks to be a superlative, the word 'nearest'. Is it possible?
nearest relative
I think I saw no article in front what looks to be a superlative, the word 'nearest'. Is it possible?
nearest relative
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Hi, I read it as any other superlative. , my nearest relative. Do you still have the whole sentence, or clause?
- Hi, I read it as any other superlative.
- , my nearest relative.
- Do you still have the whole sentence, or clause?
- On second thought, I guess you could use any adjective without anything in front of it, for example, as a predicate adjective.
- Which planet is nearest to the sun?
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Hi,
I read it as any other superlative. In order to make a grammatically correct sentence, it would need something in front of it, eg., my nearest relative. Do you still have the whole sentence, or clause?
On second thought, I guess you could use any adjective without anything in front of it, for example, as a predicate adjective.
I read it as any other superlative. In order to make a grammatically correct sentence, it would need something in front of it, eg., my nearest relative. Do you still have the whole sentence, or clause?
On second thought, I guess you could use any adjective without anything in front of it, for example, as a predicate adjective.
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