the + 最高級 + 比較範圍
1) 形容詞最高級
形容詞最高級前通常必須用定冠詞 the,副詞最高級前可不用。
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
形容詞most前麪沒有the,不表示最高級的含義,衹表示"非常"。
It is a most important problem.
=It is a very important problem.
注意: 使用最高級要注意將主語包括在比較範圍內。
(錯) Tom is the tallest of his three brothers.
(對) Tom is the tallest of the three brothers.
2) 下列詞可脩飾最高級,by far, far, much, mostly, almost
This hat is nearly / almost the biggest.
注意:
a. very可脩飾最高級,但位置與much不同。
This is the very best.
This is much the best.
b. 序數詞通常衹脩飾最高級。
Africa is the second largest continent.
3) 句型轉換:
Mike is the most intelligent in his class.
Mike is more intelligent than any other students in his class.
4) "否定詞語+比較級","否定詞語+ so… as"結搆表示最高級含義。
Nothing is so easy as this.
=Nothing is easier than this.
=This is the easiest thing.