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Bmojtaba Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Superlative

EX.'The bachelor's quarters were most untidy'

most untidy or the most untidy?? why most untidy is correct?
  

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Most means very or extremely in your sentence. In many languages the structure would be called absolute superlative but I haven't seen that term in many grammar books written by native speakers of English. The term is used by some non-native grammarians.

— Cool Breeze

  • Most means very or extremely in your sentence.
  • In many languages the structure would be called absolute superlative but I haven't seen that term in many grammar books written by native speakers of English.
  • The term is used by some non-native grammarians.
  • CB
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Most means very or extremely in your sentence. In many languages the structure would be called absolute superlative but I haven't seen that term in many grammar books written by native speakers of English. The term is used by some non-native grammarians.

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