Are you excited?
Superlative – an adjective or adverb that describes a maximum quality of something
You are the best!
The weather is amazing!
They look gorgeous ♥♥♥♥!
These sentences are fine but sometimes is something is so special, we want to express ourselves in a more appreciative way. Maybe it’s more shocking than a nice ice cream..
maybe life will never be the same again…
Emphasising superlatives
We can put words or expressions before superlative adjectives to make them stronger
easily
This is easily the ‘best’ way to get there.
Thinking about it, Brazil is easily the furthest place I have flown to from the UK.
by far
That is by far the easiest English class I have ever had.
She ate what is by far the biggest the biggest pizza I have ever seen.
altogether
On holiday I ate what was altogether the juiciest orange I have ever had in my life.
As far as parties go, the DJ, music and food made your birthday party altogether the best party I have been to for a long time!
simply
They called to say thanks for the tips for their trip to Bognor Regis; because of your tips, they had simply the best time ever!
During winter, it is simply freezing 24/7.
When speaking, there are additional expressions we can use after comparative and superlative forms
by a long way
this vegan cheese is better than the other by a long way (comparative)
walking is the slowest way of commuting to and from work by a long way (superlative)
by far
Today’s snowfall was the heavier by far (comparative)
Today’s snowfall was the heaviest this week by far (superlative)
We can repeat a comparative form to emphasise a point
That giraffe seems to be getting taller and taller
The pollution is getting worse and worse
_________
How is your year, is getting better or worse?
How is it better or worse?
________
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