Comparison using superlative adjectives and adverbs

We use the superlative to compare somebody/something with the whole group that she/he/it belongs to.

Grammar notes

Nouns with superlative adjectives normally take the article the (unless there is a possessive).

Superlative adjectives in predicative position also tend to take the, though it is sometimes dropped in an informal style.

The is sometimes dropped before superlative adverbs in an informal style.

After superlatives, we do not usually use of with a singular word referring to a place or a group.

But of can be used before plurals, and before singular quantifiers like lot and bunch.

Sections in this article

Degrees of Comparison
Comparison using positive adjectives and adverbs
Comparison using comparative adjectives and adverbs
Comparison using superlative adjectives and adverbs
The difference between comparative and superlative
Degree modifiers with comparatives and superlatives
Making comparisons
Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
Pronouns after as and than

 

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