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 #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:27 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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do you mean two persons or three persons.....?
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 13, 2010 21:51 pm correct us Degree of adjective. |
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| Hamids wrote: |
which is the grammatically correct sentence.
a) He is poorest of the two. (b) he is most poor of the two.
c) He is poorer of the two. (d) He is poor of the two. |
He is poorer than (comparative degree requires "than")
He is the poorest of the two (the definite article is used in the superlative degree)
He is the most poor of the two (again the definite article required)
PS. May be it's better to say: 'He is not as wealthy as the other guy'.
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 0:56 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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| "He is the most poor" is, I would think, incorrect. Poorest is the only possible and correct form of the superlative degree for poor. |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:11 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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If to follow the grammar rules then sure "He is the most poor..." is wrong but it is still in use.
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:58 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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| In use, I think, is such as in "the most poor people". I am unfamiliar with "the most poor" standing alone. |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:41 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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| Hamids wrote: |
which is the grammatically correct sentence.
a) He is poorest of the two. (b) he is most poor of the two.
c) He is poorer of the two. (d) He is poor of the two. |
Hi Hamids,
In my opinion, it could be "He is poorer than the other" or "He is the poorer (man/boy/guy) of the two. It's because there are just 2 persons to compare. And of course, it will be "He is the poorest among the three (four, five...). That means the others could be poor or not. If you say "He is the poorest of the three" it could mean 3 persons are all poor but he is the poorest. Or "of" and "among" could be used alternatively with the same meaning.
I am not sure. Therefore, we need a native speaker or/and an expert's explanations.
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:40 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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| I would choose "He is poorer of the two" |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:12 am correct us Degree of adjective. |
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If worse comes to worst:
He is the one who's poorer.
He is much more poor than the other guy.
Hard to imagine this He is poorer of the two can be used somewhere but in stupid tests.
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Apr 16, 2010 19:17 pm correct us Degree of adjective. |
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The correct form is
He is the poorer of the two. When we compare two persons and things, and we want to show that a person is the best, we use
the +COMPARATIVE
john and Marian are tall.
John is the taller of the two.
when we have to compare more than two things we use the superlative
the+superlative
John, Marian and Valy are tall.
Valy is the tallest of them. |
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