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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
superlative uncountable noun
Hello!
Is it correct to write: "It is not the best of quality" when referring to, for instance, the quality of a video?
(Quality being an uncountable noun)
Is it correct to write: "It is not the best of quality" when referring to, for instance, the quality of a video?
(Quality being an uncountable noun)
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It is not the best quality.
- It is not the best quality.
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Thank you for answering!
I was just wondering, why one couldn't use "of" in this sentence. You might say "the best of luck" (uncountable), and "the best of friends" (countable), right?
/Johnny
I was just wondering, why one couldn't use "of" in this sentence. You might say "the best of luck" (uncountable), and "the best of friends" (countable), right?
/Johnny
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Anonymouswhy one couldn't use "of" in this sentence.You can, but then you rephrase like this: It's not of the best quality.
CJ
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Ok,
but "It's not the best of quality" is out of the question?
Thank you for answering!
but "It's not the best of quality" is out of the question?
Thank you for answering!
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Anonymous"It's not the best of quality" is out of the question?Right. It sounds wrong.
CJ
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