lunes, 24 de abril de 2017

Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives express the greatest increase or decrease of the quality; it conveys the supreme value of the noun in question. 

For instance, 'He is the richest man in this town'. Here, the word 'richest' is the superlative adjective which shows a comparison individually.
  •     Mary is the tallest of all the students.
  •     I am in the smallest class in the school.
  •     This is the most interesting subject for me.



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