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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
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This fruit is lightest/ This fruit is the lightest

Suppose there are three fruits in the picture and the strawberry is the lightest of the three. If we are comparing them by weight, which of the sentences below would be correct? "The strawberry is the lightest", or "The strawberry is lightest."
  

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" Both of those are fine, but the question is an odd one. Who cares about their respective weights?

— Mister Micawber

  • " Both of those are fine, but the question is an odd one.
  • Who cares about their respective weights?
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haroon rashid"The strawberry is the lightest", or "The strawberry is lightest."
Both of those are fine, but the question is an odd one. Who cares about their respective weights?
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It is meant for children, teaching them comparison of objects by weight, in terms of the lightest and heaviest object in a group,
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