(the) most famous

[Sweetpumpkin]

Hi,

I have some questions on superatives.

1) Is the actor most famous now?
2) Is the actor the most famous now?

Which is right? If both of them are right, will it be okay to think that 'one' is omitted between 'famous' and 'now' in 2)? What do you think?

Thank you in advance,
sweetpumpkin

[Alan]

Hi,

I would rewrite (1) as: Is the actor very famous now? and (2) as: Is the actor the most famous of all the actors in the country now?

When you use the superlative form, you really have to relate the adjective to other descriptions.

Alan
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