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busiest
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frequent forms are: -est: costliest, friendliest, simplest, wealthiest; most: most common, most (un)likely.
You can use a superlative to compare three or more people or things. The superlative shows that one person or thing has
more (or less) of something than the others.
We
bought the best ond most efficient air conditioners on the market.
In spoken English people often use superlatives to compare two people or things'
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(e.g.
we go there
After a superlative, use rn (not ef) before places and organisatio ns (e.g. in the country/world/company/ddpartment),
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things you are comparing and time periods (e.9. of my life / the last ten yeors / the century).
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You can use superlative adverbs before adjectives that are present or past participles (e.g. devetoping/developed).
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