Standard English ConventionsEasySuperlative form
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?
- A. hottestCorrect
- B. hotter
- C. most hot
- 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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