The funniest versus A funniest

[Doris U.]

Test No. incompl/elem-8 "Articles", question 4

It is ......... book that I have ever read.

(a) funniest
(b) a funniest
(c) the funniest

Test No. incompl/elem-8 "Articles", answer 4

It is the funniest book that I have ever read.

Correct answer: (c) the funniest
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c) the funniest

[Alan]

Do you have a QUESTION?
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[Marina]

Can you,please,explain me the rules about articles!Please...

[Alan]

Have a look at the piece I've written on the site under the heading esl lessons and in the index you'll see 'the' 'an': Articles in English.
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[Rosario]

Hello Alan,

Could you explain why the funniest?

Thanks before.

[Alan]

Hi Rosario,

There are three basic ways of making a comparison. You can do this by saying things are the same as in: This is book is as funny as that one. You can suggest that one thing is more **** than another as in: This book is funnier than that. Thirdly you can say that one thing is the most **** and you use the article 'the' to show that it is the one that stands above all the others as in: This is the funniest book I have ever read.

These then are the three degrees of comparison:

1 positive = as funny as
2 comparative = more funny than
3 superlative = the funniest of them all

Alan
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[Rosario]

Many thanks Alan.

[Kharla]

Hi, sir Alan!
Which one is wrong? or both are correct?

This is book is as funny as that one. (this is)

This book is as funny as that one. (this)

Thank You.
Kharla :)

[Niuisme]

Dear Torsten,

I have answered 8 questions out of 10 correctly for "How is use the articles". This is hardest for me :It is the funniest book that I have ever read.But

after I read that Alan explain .I won't made mistake for next time.

thanks

nina