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Standard English Conventions practice question

This is the ____ day of the year so far.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. hottestCorrect
  2. B. hotter
  3. C. most hot
  4. D. more hot

Answer: A. hottest

Comparing against all the days so far needs the superlative "hottest".

Why the other answers are wrong

B. hotter
"hotter" compares only two.
C. most hot
Short adjectives take -est, not "most".
D. more hot
Neither superlative nor standard.

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