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Another use
for the definite article the
happens when
the superlative form of adjectives (adjective + -est
or
most + adjective) is used with a noun. In this situation,
the
is used as part of the superlative form.
Examples:
Joe is the
tallest person
in our class.
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Basem and Johara are two of
the nicest people I know.
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Bill wants to buy the
fastest car that
he can afford.
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The most
intelligent people are not necessarily the
ones with the highest grades.
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What's the most expensive city in the world?
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When's the
earliest time
that you can be there?
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That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!
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That test gets gradually more
and more difficult.
The
most difficult questions
are at the end.
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Your cake is wonderful, Lety!
It's the best cake
I've ever eaten!
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I'm about to run out of gas.
Where's the closest
filling station?
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Special Note:
The definite article the is also used with the superlative
form of adverbs:
Everyone did well, but Eduardo
did the best.
All the runners in the race
ran fast, but Jean-Luc ran
the fastest.
All the speakers argued convincingly,
but Ya-wen
argued the
most convincingly.
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