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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Winter is the coldest
I know "Winter is coldest" is right, but is "Winter is the coldest" wrong? Or, are both of them acceptable?
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Neither one sounds natural without more context. Of these four, only one is wrong: Winter is the coldest season (X) Winter is coldest season. Winter is coldest in February.
- Neither one sounds natural without more context.
- Of these four, only one is wrong: Winter is the coldest season (X) Winter is coldest season.
- Winter is coldest in February.
- Winter is the coldest in February.
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Neither one sounds natural without more context. Of these four, only one is wrong:
Winter is the coldest season
(X) Winter is coldest season.
Winter is coldest in February.
Winter is the coldest in February.
Winter is the coldest season
(X) Winter is coldest season.
Winter is coldest in February.
Winter is the coldest in February.
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Is "He is tallest in his class" right? In terms of sentence structure, it is almost the same as "Winter is coldest in February," but my grammar book tells me that "He is tallest in his class" is wrong, and you should put "the" in front of the superlative, "tallest", which functions as a complement in the sentence.
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lucas21cy grammar book tells me that "He is tallest in his class" is wrong, and you should put "the" in front of the superlative, "tallest",I don't think that is necessary, though grammar exercise books probably want you to do that.
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