SUPERLATIFS
1.Description:
This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
beautiful: adj long car >deux syllabes donc: the most + adj long.
2.Construction:
* supériorité: adj/adv court: 1 syllabe: ex: the smallest; the biggest, ...
2 syllabes en -y: the happiest
-er: the cleverest
= THE + ADJ-EST
adj/adv long: 2 syllabes ou + ; ex: the most handsome
= THE MOST + ADJ.
Zoe is the most beautiful girl in the school.
* infériorité: adj. long = THE LEAST + ADJ
These are the least expensive shoes I' ve ever bought.
3. Formes irrégulières:
- good: the best
- bad: the worst
- far: the farthest / the furthest
- old: the eldest ( l'aîné de 3 et + ) ( autre sens: the oldest: le + âgé ).
4. Orthographe:
- On redouble la consonne finale qui suit une voyelle simple quand la dernière syllabe est accentuée:
big: the biggest
fat: the fattest
-"y" devient "i" devant -est:
happy: the happiest
5. Quelle préposition après un superlatif?
-"of" + nombre: Camilla is the smallest of the three sisters.
-"of" + temps: It' s the most beautiful day of my life.
-"in" + lieu: It' s the largest city in the U.S.A.