考点二 最高级前的限定词 / {) t8 i3 e- b. g7 T
(1) 形容级做定语时, 最高级前通常要加定冠词the ,如:
4 |/ ?& v5 _/ Sthe most important thing, the biggest elephant
* {! z5 a7 m6 k$ x, O但当最高级前有物主代词时,不需加the, 如:
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(2) 形容词作表语时,最高级前通常不加限定词
# K" C! G0 e- b3 M% ]7 `如:She looks happiest whenever you are around.
5 t, o4 I# W, Z* z+ Z; D$ H& ]1 X' f Excuse me, but I'm busiest at the moment. # c9 q8 C6 `4 [! {! K: ]( g' `* l4 T- C
例题:
$ D6 d ^# D. N3 F( D7 u& [(1) Of all the Native Americans in the United States, the Navajos form largest group.
( B1 n% @' `3 j应改为: form the largest
* W. E; B9 h- E$ u! o& d' g解释: largest是最高级, 作group的定语, 之前必须加定冠词the
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考点三 范围词
, n. K9 s$ o: z6 R6 M/ C3 q @0 \伴随最高级出现的往往有表示范围的词或短语,常用of 或among或 in 引导, 表示“在….之中”。 如:of all, in the world, in the country等, 在填空题的题干中包含表示范围的词时,空格处需填最高级
: x) v! v8 K3 o/ B( S7 E例题:
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The Appalachian Trail, extending approximately 2, 020 miles from Maine to Georgia, is the longer continuous marked footpath in the world.) w7 S' Y; g/ F" u8 E" f
应改为:longest. 3 T$ S, u7 ~2 Y! _
解释:本句有范围词in the world, 则定冠词the 之后应采用形容词最高级形式 |