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Pandapandapanda Posted 18 years ago
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superlatives

0can someone define superlatives for me? especially how they should be used? 0-
  

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0oops, just a quick edit, what i meant was, can someone also explain the RULES as to how superlatives can be used.02br
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0 Superlatives are used for comparison. The superlative form of the adjective or adverb indicates that something has a quality to a greater degree than something else. Generally you only use superlatives when comparing 3 or more things, although sometimes it can be used for sets of two.02br
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00“Use comparative to compare two things, the superlative to compare three or more.02br
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00To form comparatives and superlatives of 01b00most one- and two-syllable adjectives02b00, use the endings 0
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