1) The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
形容詞最高級(jí)前通常必須用定冠詞 the,副詞最高級(jí)前可不用。
形容詞most前面沒有the,不表示最高級(jí)的含義,只表示"非常"。
It is a most important problem.
=It is a very important problem.
注意: 使用最高級(jí)要注意將主語包括在比較范圍內(nèi)。
(錯(cuò)) Tom is the tallest of his three brothers.
(對(duì)) Tom is the tallest of the three brothers.
2) 下列詞可修飾最高級(jí),by far, far, much, mostly, almost
This hat is nearly / almost the biggest.
注意:
a. very可修飾最高級(jí),但位置與much不同。
This is the very best.
This is much the best.
b. 序數(shù)詞通常只修飾最高級(jí)。
Africa is the second largest continent.
3) 句型轉(zhuǎn)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(jí)","否定詞語+ so… as"結(jié)構(gòu)表示最高級(jí)含義。
Nothing is so easy as this.
=Nothing is easier than this.
=This is the easiest thing.