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Superlative adjectives    

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The superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest or a very high degree of the quality of what is being described. For example, if you are describing a noun, in the sentence:

"Everest is the highest mountain in the world"   

the word highest is a superlative adjective. If you are describing a verb, use a superlative adverb, e.g.

"Of all the runners, Cathy Freeman ran the fastest."    

The word fastest is a superlative adverb.

For further information, please have a look at the web sites listed below. If you do a search through the document for "superlative" or "superlative adjective", you should find the relevant information quickly.

http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES6.cfm

http://www.easyenglish.com/lesson.asp?best.txt

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