Select which words in the following paragraph are superlative adjectives. Ellen finished the race faster than Marybeth, but she
was not always the fastest. She could remember many times that Eric ran faster than both of them and other times when she was the slowest in the whole fifth grade class. She was not feeling her best that day, though, so she thought that she would probably never run that slowly again.
Superlative adjectives are ones that compare three or more objects and that indicate the highest or lowest level of a certain quality. They generally (but not always!) end with the suffix -est. Hottest, coldest, best, and worst are some examples of superlative adjectives.
To check if an adjective is superlative, identify its basic form (e.g. hot, cold, good, bad for the four examples above), then see if it makes sense to replace the adjective with "most _____". For example, in the sentence "That was the hottest day this year," try replacing "hottest" with "most hot" to form "That was the most hot day this year." If the modified sentence still makes sense, you're looking at a superlative!
In general, adjectives have three forms: the standard form (the base form, such as good, bad, hot, or cold), the comparative form (which usually ends in -er and means "more _____" -- for example, hotter means "more hot"), and the superlative form. For example, the forms of the adjective nice are nice, nicer, and nicest.
Using this information, you should be able to figure out the superlative words for yourself! In case you can't, I've copied the passage below. I've <em>italicized </em>comparative adjectives and bolded superlative adjectives.
<span>Ellen finished the race <em>faster </em>than Marybeth, but she was not always the fastest. She could remember many times that Eric ran <em>faster </em>than both of them and other times when she was the slowest in the whole fifth grade class. She was not feeling her best that day, though, so she thought that she would probably never run that slowly again.
The key is to remember that faster is comparative (as it compares two people--in the first sentence, for example, it compares Marybeth and Ellen), while fastest is superlative (as it means "most fast"). Similarly, slowest and best are superlative. (Best is the superlative form of the word good.) Note that "slowly" is an adverb, not an adjective!
The superlative adjectives are <em>fastest, slowest, </em>and <em>best</em>. </span>
The falling action occurred when the policemen were just about leaving the house, and the black cat screamed loudly from the wall where its master had encaved it along with his wife's corpse.
Explanation:
The falling action in a story occurs just after the climax when the author closes all loose ends and the main problem in the story resolves itself. In the Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, the falling action occurred just when the man in the story thought that he had escaped his crime and its consequences.
After the police officers had conducted their search in the house and were about leaving, the Black Cat screamed so loudly and drew the attention of the policemen to the wall where they saw the decaying corpse of the man's wife as well as the Black Cat.
The Giant’s House is a fiction novel written by Elizabeth McCracken and published in 1996.
1. Characters
James Sweatt: A 11-year-old boy who suffers from gigantism which makes him the world’s tallest man.
The Narrator, Peggy Cort, who is a spinster librarian
2. Plot
The novel is about a librarian, Peggy Cort who falls in love with a young boy, James Sweatt. James went to the library to look for books about people like him (giants) and Peggy tries to help him find the type of books he is looking for.
3. Conflict
The emotional state of James presents a conflict to Peggy, the narrator, so, she is very cautious about when answering him. Peggy is also upset about telling James to look for books under the category “giant”.
4. Setting
The setting of the novel is in a small-town library in the year 1955.
5. Point of view
The narrator is careful of what she says to James due to his emotional state.
6. Theme
There are many themes portrayed in the novel. One of them is the difficulties of being an outcast with disabilities. Another theme is the transforming power of love. A third theme is forgiveness when somebody has been unfairly treated.
Answer: A land dispute between the two families originally starts the feud.
Explanation:
The original cause of the feud between Ulrich's and George's families was that the feud begins due to a land dispute between the two families originally starts the feud.
The grandfather of Ulrich won back the land that was illegally gotten by the ancestor of Georg in the court but Georg's family didn't accept the judgement from the court and this resulted in the feud that occured.
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Explanation:
Corporal punishment is a discipline method in which a supervising adult deliberately inflicts pain upon a child in response to a child's unacceptable behavior and/or inappropriate language. The immediate aims of such punishment are usually to halt the offense, prevent its recurrence and set an example for others.
