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Superlatives
the
longest,
the most enjoyable
etc.
(a)
Рассмотрим примеры:
What
is the
longest river
the world?
What
was the
most enjoyable
holiday you've ever had?
Longest
и
most
enjoyable - это формы
превосходной
степени.
(b)
Для образования превосходной
степени прилагательных
и наречий применяют -est
или most
....
Обычно употребляют
-est
для коротких
слов и most
... для
более длинных.
Например:
long/longest
hot/hottest
easy/easiest
hard/hardest
но:
most famous
most
boring most
difficult most
expensive
-
Yesterday was the
hottest day of
the year.
-
That was the
most boring film
I've ever seen.
-
`Why did you stay at that hotel?' `It was the
cheapest we could
find.'
-
She is a really nice person - one of the
nicest people
I know.
Запомните неправильные
формы превосходной степени
best
и worst:
-
That was a delicious meal. It's one of the
best I've ever
had.
-
Why does he always come to see me at the
worst possible
moment?
Не забудьте, обычно
мы ставим артикль the
с превосходной
степенью:
`the
best', `the
most boring' и т.д.
(c)
Oldest
и eldest
Превосходная степень
от old
- это
oldest:
-
That house over there is the
oldest building
in the town.
Мы употребляем слово
eldest,
когда говорим о
членах одной семьи:
-
My
eldest son is
13 years old.
-
Are you the
eldest in your
family?
(d)
После прилагательных
в превосходной степени, говоря
о местоположении (города, здания и т.д.),
употребляют предлог
in:
-
What's the longest river in
the world? (но
не `of the world')
-
We were lucky to have one of the nicest rooms in
the hotel.
Аналогично:(the
best..) in the class/in
the team/in
the company и т.д.
Однако:
the happiest day of my life,
the hottest day of the year.
Отметьте, мы часто употребляем
present perfect (I
have done) после прилагательных
в превосходной степени.
-
What's the best
film you've ever
seen?
-
That was the most
delicious meal I've
had for
a long time.
(e)
Иногда мы говорим
most
+ прилагательное
(без `the'), что
имеет значение
very:
-
The book you lent me was most
interesting.
(= very interesting)
-
Thank you for the money. It was most
generous of you. (=
very generous)
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