4.12 the + 最高級(jí) + 比較范圍
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1) The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
  形容詞最高級(jí)前通常必須用定冠詞 the,副詞最高級(jí)前可不用。
  形容詞most前面沒(méi)有the,不表示最高級(jí)的含義,只表示"非常"。
   It is a most important problem.
   =It is a very important problem.
注意: 使用最高級(jí)要注意將主語(yǔ)包括在比較范圍內(nèi)。
    (錯(cuò)) Tom is the tallest of his three brothers.
    (對(duì)) Tom is the tallest of the three brothers.

2) 下列詞可修飾最高級(jí),by far, far, much, mostly, almost
   This hat is nearly / almost the biggest.
注意:
 a.  very可修飾最高級(jí),但位置與much不同。
      This is the very best.
      This is much the best.
 b.  序數(shù)詞通常只修飾最高級(jí)。
      Africa is the second largest continent.

3) 句型轉(zhuǎn)換:
   Mike is the most intelligent in his class.
   Mike is more intelligent than any other students in his class.

4) "否定詞語(yǔ)+比較級(jí)","否定詞語(yǔ)+ so… as"結(jié)構(gòu)表示最高級(jí)含義。
        Nothing is so easy as this.
       =Nothing is easier than this.
       =This is the easiest thing.