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The superlative is used when comparing more than two things and specifies the extent of their application (ex. To the greatest/ extreme degree). The marking for superlatives in English are “-est” and “most.”  
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The superlative is used when comparing more than two things and specifies the extent of the characteristic each object contains(ex. To the greatest/ extreme degree). The marking for superlatives in English are “-est” and “most.”  
  
 
==See Also==
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlative
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==References==
 
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*Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
 
*Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.

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The superlative is used when comparing more than two things and specifies the extent of the characteristic each object contains(ex. To the greatest/ extreme degree). The marking for superlatives in English are “-est” and “most.”

See Also

Comparatives and Superlatives

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superlative

References

  • Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
  • Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.