Winwin2011
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I read the following from a book (Grammar In Action-Rosalind Fergusson):
In England, the winter is the coldest season of the year. It is warmer in the spring. The countryside also looks nicer then. The weather is even hotter in the summer.The tress are prettiest in the auturmn, when their leaves change colour.
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In superlative forms, we usually use "the -est. Why didn't the author use "the prettiest" in the above sentence?
Thanks.
In England, the winter is the coldest season of the year. It is warmer in the spring. The countryside also looks nicer then. The weather is even hotter in the summer.The tress are prettiest in the auturmn, when their leaves change colour.
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In superlative forms, we usually use "the -est. Why didn't the author use "the prettiest" in the above sentence?
Thanks.