[Grammar] She is prettiest at night.

[wotcha]

1. She is prettiest at night.

2. She is the prettiest at night.


Which is correct?

 

[Nightmare85]

***Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.***

1. She is prettiest at night. :cross:
2. She is the prettiest at night. :tick:

But you can say:
She is pretty at night.
She is prettier at night.

Superlative needs a the.

Cheers!

 

[wotcha]

***Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.***

1. She is prettiest at night. :cross:
2. She is the prettiest at night. :tick:

But you can say:
She is pretty at night.
She is prettier at night.

Superlative needs a the.

Cheers!

Then,,,,

1. The lake is deepest at this point.
2. The lake is the deepest at this point.

Which is correct?

 

[SoothingDave]

1. She is prettiest at night.

2. She is the prettiest at night.


Which is correct?

Not a teacher. The first sentence is correct to me. Do you mean that this particular person is attractive all day long, but at night she is at her prettiest?

Then use the first sentence.

I would only use "the prettiest" if she was being compared to other people. "She is the prettiest of the girls in the rooms."

 

[wotcha]

Not a teacher. The first sentence is correct to me. Do you mean that this particular person is attractive all day long, but at night she is at her prettiest? --> Yes

Then use the first sentence.

I would only use "the prettiest" if she was being compared to other people. "She is the prettiest of the girls in the rooms."

Thx

 

[Rover_KE]

Not a teacher. The first sentence is correct to me. Do you mean that this particular person is attractive all day long, but at night she is at her prettiest?

Then use the first sentence.

I would only use "the prettiest" if she was being compared to other people. "She is the prettiest of the girls in the rooms."

Good answer, Dave. I was going to write that.

Rover:-D

 

[Nightmare85]

Interesting.
So we only use the to compare things.
She is the prettiest (of all girls).
She is prettiest (at a specific place, time etc.).

Thanks.

1. The lake is deepest at this point. -> :up:
2. The lake is the deepest at this point. -> nope

Cheers!