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?
- A. fastestCorrect
- B. faster
- C. most fast
- 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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