NounSingular superlative Plural superlatives superlative (plural superlatives)
SynonymsAdjectivesuperlative (not comparable) Positive superlative Superlative none (absolute)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In grammar the superlative of an adjective or adverb is the greatest form of adjective or adverb which indicates that something has some feature to a greater degree than anything it is being compared to in a given context. For example, if AJ is 45, Deniz is 35, and Jeff is 25, AJ is the oldest of the three, because his age transcends those of Deniz and Jeff in one direction, while Jeff is the youngest, because his age transcends those of AJ and Deniz in the other direction. If David, who is 60, and Vincent, who is 20, join the group, David now becomes the oldest and Vincent the youngest. When comparing only two entities, use of the superlative is ungrammatical: if the group were to contain only AJ and Deniz, AJ would be the older of the two, while Deniz would be the younger and it would be ungrammatical to say that AJ was the oldest. The superlative degree used in reference to sets of two is found, incorrectly in writing and speech. If the number of objects is unknown, for example in auction to the "highest bidder" in which potentially only one or two bids could be received, then the superlative is appropriate to use. Some grammarians object to the use of the superlative or comparative with words such as "full," "complete," "unique" or "empty," which by definition already denote either a totality, an absence, or an absolute. However, such words are routinely and frequently qualified in contemporary speech and writing. This type of usage conveys more of a figurative than a literal meaning, since in a strictly literal sense, something cannot be more or less unique or empty to a greater or lesser degree. For example, in the phrase "most complete selection of wines in the Midwest," "most complete" doesn't mean "closest to having all elements represented," it merely connotes a well-rounded, relatively extensive selection. Browsing in some of the best-known search-engines for "more complete" or "most complete" would establish the frequency of this usage by many of millions of examples. In other languagesFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What does comparative and superlative mean in english? Q. Please answer the question. Thanks guys! Yall have helped me alot on my curious questions. ASAP.:)Once again thanks. Asked by Destiny R - Tue Nov 11 19:42:21 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Comparative means two. Superlative is three or more. Use the old "good, better, best" rule. Answered by Cranky Yankee - Tue Nov 11 19:52:34 2008 Ideas for Most Likely to Succeed Superlative props? Q. My friend and I got voted most likely to succeed. We were instructed to dress up and bring props for the yearbook picture. Any creative suggestions? (i was thinking maybe awards and sports medals, etc.) Asked by Sylvie - Sat Dec 12 15:57:56 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. suggestions Answered by viji - Wed Dec 16 07:15:48 2009 Is this superlative or comparative adjectives?
Q. Of the two players, I like Johnny (best or better). The wind blew (harder or hadest) by the lake. Asked by Anna T - Sat Oct 25 11:49:31 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Comparative compares between two things, and usually ends in er. For example, Tony was taller than Joe. Superlative gives the utmost degree, rather than a comparison. Joe was the tallest of all the boys. If there are only two things to compare, it is the ER version you must use. So your top example should read "Of the two players, I like Johnny better. And in the bottom example, it needs to show the utmost degree: The wind blew hardest by the lake. (Since you do not know how many locations there were.) If the sentence had included only two locations, you would have had to use harder. "The wind blew harder by the lake than it did by the football field.' I hope this helps. Answered by elmina - Sat Oct 25 12:02:46 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "superlative"  news.google.com Daily Citizen That would be a state high school record in Georgia, but for one thing Staten's sensational effort that capped a superlative season has never officially ... and more » news.google.com The Press, York ... Young has proved himself to be an artist of great stature, so much so that he is now promoting a superlative Greatest Hits package. ... and more » news.google.com Kilgore News Herald File photo by Lester Murray The Ragin' Red brought home two superlative awards: senior Shadow Stokes, the Kilgore center, was named the district's top ... and more » From Google News Search: "superlative"  img.tfd.com 97px x 128px | 7.50kB [source page] superlative the highest level or degree attainable his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty the artist s gifts are at their acme at the height of her career the peak of  masholdings.com 387px x 516px | 256.60kB [source page] o add to the synergies MAS Holdings set up a Fabric cluster teaming up with world renowned lace manufacturer Noyon Dentelles Calais Prym Intimates Group PLC Textprint S A and Dogi International Fabrics Dogi of Spain and Elastic Fabrics of America EFA of the USA With little persuasion all of these partners have agreed to set up facilities in Sri Lanka run by Sri Lankan CEO s backed by a team of technicians from the parent company He adds that all these facilities were set up locally because of the availability of skills and training We have phenomenal talent and that makes us the leader in innovation he says Even within MAS Holdings Stretchline is considered the No 1 innovator Backing their excellence in performance is the recent feat at the Femmy Awards 2008 The FEMMY Awards honour those individuals and companies that have significantly contributed to the intimate apparel industry and its growth in the USA The event is recognized as one of the pre… From Yahoo Image Search: "superlative"  enjoyenglish-mag.com Damian Casado hu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:52 GM Ready-to-use chart on comparative and . superlative. forms of adjectives. Positive form Comparative.  kishezjuice.com Kishez Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:01:00 GM Download Here. About . Superlative. TEST. I was born and raised on the east side of Buffalo NY. My name is TEST which means Tell Every Statement True AKA Big TEST, which is the name I adopted because of my demeanor and my style of music. ...  msbojangles.tumblr.com unknown Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:55:48 GM Poison Apple silkscreen print. HeroDesignStudio. From Google Blog Search: "superlative" |
