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Grammar and Linguistics > "The most young"
"The most young"
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carinita
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"The most young"
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I saw this in an exam sheet and another teacher told me it was incorrect. Why does it sound correct to me? Isn �t "young" one of the adjectives that accepts two types of superlative? |
23 Dec 2012
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almaz
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More context, please, Carina. |
23 Dec 2012
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libertybelle
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Young, younger, youngest.
The most young sounds weird to me.
I would never use it that way.
For example:
He is the youngest in his class.
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23 Dec 2012
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cindyfreksen
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You could say most of the young today are computer literate ... meaning most young people. However, you have to do the young, younger and youngest for superlatives.
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23 Dec 2012
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carinita
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Fine!! I got confused!! I guess "youngest" is all right. Thanks! |
23 Dec 2012
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MoodyMoody
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One syllable adjectives use -er and -est for comparative and superlative. (There are only a few irregular adjectives: good, bad, and far come to mind quickly.)
Adjectives with three or more syllables use more and most. Two syllable adjectives can go either way. In general, if a two syllable adjective ends with a vowel sound, use -er or -est. If it ends with a consonant sound, use more or most. However, this rule is not hard and fast. We just had a debate about handsome and "handsomer" really doesn �t sound bad to me. However, "stupider" sounds stupid! |
23 Dec 2012
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cunliffe
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I suppose you might see �most young � if you were using �young � as a noun, so context might be important. However, yes, the superlative is �youngest �. |
24 Dec 2012
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ISAVELUCHITA
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I think cunliffe is right, you must pay attention to the context! |
25 Dec 2012
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b.pekesen
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25 Dec 2012
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