“Which city is biggest?”
The words you are given
- is
- the largest
- city
- Japan
- Tokyo
- in
- more
The order that works
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.
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Superlative with -est/most
Superlatives use "the" + adj-est or "the most" + adjective. They compare one item against all others in a group.
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The pattern
the + adj-est or the most + adj: THE TALLEST, THE MOST interesting.
Worked examples
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Word order shown is Reach120’s reading of standard English usage for this sentence. ETS does not publish a correct/incorrect judgement for individual items, and this is not an official score.
“Who runs fastest?”
The words you are given
- more
- runner
- the team
- She
- is
- the fastest
- on
The order that works
She is the fastest runner on the team.
“Which subject is easiest?”
The words you are given
- is
- subject
- for
- me
- more
- Math
- the easiest
The order that works
Math is the easiest subject for me.
“Who performed best?”
The words you are given
- achieved
- among
- score
- all the
- participants
- She
- more
- the highest
The order that works
She achieved the highest score among all the participants.
“Who is the best student?”
The words you are given
- entire class
- in our
- dedicated
- Maria
- student
- the most
- more
- is
The order that works
Maria is the most dedicated student in our entire class.
“Which building is tallest?”
The words you are given
- new skyscraper
- structure in
- in
- the downtown
- is
- The
- area
- the tallest
The order that works
The new skyscraper is the tallest structure in the downtown area.
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