Pengertian Double Superlative
Double superlative adalah struktur yang menggunakan dua macam pembentuk superlative form dari adjective (kata sifat) atau adverb (kata keterangan), yaitu suffix -est dan most. Double superlative perlu dihindari karena dianggap tidak tepat dalam bahasa Inggris.
Lihat juga:
Contoh Kalimat Double Superlative
Berikut beberapa contoh kalimat menggunakan double superlative dan correct version-nya.
- Sailfish are the most fastest fish in the ocean.
Correct Version
Sailfish are the fastest fish in the ocean.
(Sailfish adalah ikan tercepat di lautan.) superlative adjective - It was the most funniest story I ever heard.
Correct Version
It was the funniest story I ever heard.
(Itu cerita paling lucu yang pernah saya dengar.) superlative adverb - Which country works the most hardest?
Correct Version
Which country works the hardest?
(Negara yang mana yang bekerja paling keras?) superlative adverb - Nobody knows who the most poorest person on earth is.
Correct Version
Nobody knows who the poorest person on earth is.
(Tidak ada yang tahu siapa orang termiskin di bumi ini.) superlative adjective
Lihat juga:
- Double Comparative
- Degrees Of Comparison
- Positive Degree
- Comparative Degree (Adjective)
- Superlative Degree (Adjective)
- Comparative dan Superlative Degree (Adverb)
- Soal Degree of Comparison
References:
- Comparative and Superlative. http://www.ucalgary.ca/uofc/eduweb/grammar/course/speech/1_4d.htm. Accessed on March 15, 2015.
- Double Superlative. http://grammar.about.com/od/d/g/doublesuperlativeterm.htm. Accessed on March 15, 2015.
- Hard. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hard_2. Accessed on March 15, 2015.