Unit 105 Superlatives (the longest / the most enjoyable, etc.)

 최상급

  A

• 다음의 예를 보겠습니다.

  What is the longest river in the world? What is the most enjoyable vacation you’ve ever taken? longest 와 most enjoyable 이 최상급(superlative)입니다.

  B

• 최상급은 일반적으로 -est 와 most . . . 의 형태이며 비교급을 만드는 규칙과 같습니다. (Unit 102 참조) 비교급 -er 의 최상급은 -est 이고, more . . . 은 most . . . 입니다.         long → longest     hot → hottest     easy → easiest     hard → hardest but   most famous     most boring     most difficult     most expensive 불규칙 형용사:         good → best     bad → worst     far → farthest/furthest 스펠링은 Appendix 6 참조.

  C

• the longest / the most famous 등과 같이 최상급 앞에는 the 를 사용합니다.
  • Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
  • The film was really boring. It was the most boring film I’ve ever seen.
  • She is a really nice person – one of the nicest people I know.
  • Why does he always come to see me at the worst possible time?

• 최상급과 비교급의 비교: This hotel is the cheapest in town. (최상급) This hotel is cheaper than all the others in town. (비교급) He’s the most patient person I’ve ever met. He’s much more patient than I am.

 § Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (최상급)
  - 부정 주어 + as (또는 so) + 원급 + as …
     No (other) mountain in the world is as (또는 so) high as Mt. Everest
  - 부정 주어 + 비교급 + than …
     No (other) mountain in the world is higher than Mt. Everest.
  - 주어 + 비교급 + than any other + 단수 명사
     Mt. Everest is higher than another other mountain in the world.
  - 주어 + 최상급 + of all (the) + 복수 명사
     Mt. Everest is the highest of all (the) mountains in the world.

  D     Oldest and eldest

• old 의 최상급은 oldest 입니다.
  • That church is the oldest building in the town. (not the eldest)
• 가족 관계가 있을 경우 eldest (or oldest)를 사용합니다.
  • My eldest son is 13 years old. (or My oldest son)
  • Are you the eldest in your family? (or the oldest)

  E

• 최상급 다음에 나오는 장소에는 전치사 in 을 사용합니다.
  • What is the longest river in the world? (not of the world)
  • We had a great room. It was one of the best in the hotel. (not of the hotel)
• 단체나 그룹 (a class / a company, etc.)에도 전치사 in 을 사용합니다.
  • Who is the youngest student in the class? (not of the class)
• 기간의 경우에는 일반적으로 of 를 사용합니다.
  • What was the happiest day of your life?
  • Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.

  F

• 최상급 다음에 현재완료형(I have done)을 자주 사용합니다. (Unit 7B 참조)
  • What’s the most important decision you’ve ever had to make?
  • That was the best vacation I’ve taken for a long time.

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