Google
English-Test.net
Find penpals and make new friends today!
 
management; supervisors; leadership
award
approach
supplier
administration
full quiz correct answer
Dictionaries   TOEIC   TOEFL   GMAT   SAT   GRE   MCAT   PCAT   ASVAB   Interviews
Tests   Grammar   Articles   Stories   Shop   Services   English for winners   Speaking
Home   Top 100   Start your FREE email English course now!   Audio Lessons   Jobs
 
Username
Password
 Remember me? 
Search   Album   FAQ   Memberlist   Profile   Private messages   Register   Log in 

Comparative or superlative?



 
ESL/EFL Worksheets and Handouts for Students Printable, photocopiable, clearly structured
Designed for teachers and individual learners
For use in a classroom, at home, on your PC
ESL Forum | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
Usage of 'would have' with present tense | A penny for your thought
listening exercises • tell a friend
Message
 Author
Comparative or superlative? #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:59 am   Comparative or superlative?		  
Which is correct?

He is the weaker of the two.
He is the weakest of the two.
Molly
I'm a Communicator ;-)


Joined: 12 Feb 2008
Posts: 4017
Comparative or superlative? #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:14 am   Comparative or superlative?		  
I would take "he is the weaker of the two". You know it much much better than me, don't you, Molly? :)
Haihao
I'm a Communicator ;-)


Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 2471
Location: Japan
Want to learn about the future tenses? Read this story and smileEnglish grammar exercises — improve your English knowledge and vocabulary skillsAre you a native speaker of English? Then you should read this!Learn how to explore English words! Subscribe to free email English course
Comparative or superlative? #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:18 am   Comparative or superlative?		  
Haihao wrote:
I would take "he is the weaker of the two". You know it much much better than me, don't you, Molly? :)


Not this one, H.
Molly
I'm a Communicator ;-)


Joined: 12 Feb 2008
Posts: 4017
Comparative or superlative? #4 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 15:10 pm   Comparative or superlative?		  
Indeed, is has to be the comparative (weaker), since there's only 2 things being compared.
_________________
Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
***
Did you hear they arrested the Energizer Bunny on battery charges?
***
Skrej
I'm here quite often ;-)


Joined: 03 Jul 2008
Posts: 863
Location: Not-quite exact central USA
Comparative or superlative? #5 (permalink) Wed Jul 23, 2008 16:00 pm   Comparative or superlative?		  
Skrej wrote:
Indeed, is has to be the comparative (weaker), since there's only 2 things being compared.


Thanks all.
Molly
I'm a Communicator ;-)


Joined: 12 Feb 2008
Posts: 4017
Display posts from previous:   
Usage of 'would have' with present tense | A penny for your thought
ESL Forum | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1
Latest topics on English Forums

Start FREE email English course now!
Join more than 100,000 learners!
What does "far from over" mean? • How to ask one person to be on the phone? (Basic information) • can and be able • no more of a quality than • Hung vs. Hanged • "Too" before adjective • What does "Webster does not a field define" mean? • They'll pull you up about it... • Sentence: He had called and I said I was working on that • Test: If only I had had the courage to do this... • "ago" in presente perfect tense? • Go back a stance. • across vs over

 
 You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Provided by phpBB ©2001-2012 phpBB Group
Subscribe to FREE email English course
First name E-mail