Превосходная степень
Превосходная степень - это -est или most ....
- Мы используем -est для коротких слов (односложных):
- long ==> longest hot ==> hottest easy ==> easiest hard ==> hardest
- Мы используем most ... для более длинных слов (два и более слогов):
- most famous most boring most difficult most expensive
- Есть несколько неправильных прилагаткльных:
- good ==> best bad ==> worst far ==> furthest / farthest
- Мы обычно используем the перед превосходной формой:
- Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
- The film was really boring. It was the most boring film I've ever seen.
- She is very generous, she's one of the most generous people I know.
- Why does he always come to see me at the worst possible moment?
- Сравните превосходную степень и сравнительную степень:
| This hotel is the cheapest in town. | This hotel is cheaper than all the others in town. |
| He's the most patient person I've ever met. | He's much more patient than I am. |
- Превосходная степень от old - это oldest:
- That church is the oldest building in the town.
- Мы можем использовать eldest для членов семьи:
- My eldest son is 13 years old.
- Are you the eldest in your family?
- После превосходной формы мы часто употребляем in с местом:
- What's the longest river in the world?
- We had a nice room. It was one of the best in the hotel.
- Мы также употребляем in для организаций и групп людей:
- Who is the youngest student in the class?
- Для периода времени, мы обычно используем of:
- What was the happiest day of your life?
- Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
- Мы часто употребляем Present Perfect после превосходной формы.
- What's the most impressive movie you've ever seen?
- The fried fish was the only good meal I've had tried during my holiday.