sky3120
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Wow, I have brought a very shocking grammar issue about "the". When I heard that "the " can be used and function as an adverb, I was almost dead. What an English!!, so I looked it up in the dictionary(longman) and it says
"Used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that something is bigger, better etc than all others, or as big, good etc as it is possible for it to be:
1. He likes you the best.
2. I had the worst headache last night.
Although it was shocking at first, I am getting the gist of it, expect that "the" can be considered as an adverb in #2. I have always thought that "the" was used as a determiner and show superlative.I am really confused now and need your help with this. So What do you think about it?
"Used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that something is bigger, better etc than all others, or as big, good etc as it is possible for it to be:
1. He likes you the best.
2. I had the worst headache last night.
Although it was shocking at first, I am getting the gist of it, expect that "the" can be considered as an adverb in #2. I have always thought that "the" was used as a determiner and show superlative.I am really confused now and need your help with this. So What do you think about it?