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Standard English ConventionsEasySuperlative among many runners

Standard English Conventions practice question

Of all the runners in the race, Kim was the ____.

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

  1. A. fastestCorrect
  2. B. faster
  3. C. most fast
  4. D. fast

Answer: A. fastest

Comparing one against all the others needs the superlative.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. faster
"faster" compares two.
C. most fast
"fast" takes -est, not "most".
D. fast
No comparison.

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