Question

Which sentence uses the adjective ultimate correctly? 1. The company’s more ultimate goal is to make a profit. 2. The company’s most ultimate goal is to make a profit. 3. The company’s ultimatest goal is to make a profit. 4. The company’s ultimate goal is to make a profit.

Answer 1

4.. The company's ultimate goal is to make a profit.

Answer 2

Answer:

4. The company's ultimate goal is to make a profit.

Explanation:

The adjective, ultimate, is used correct in sentence 4. A superlative is a word that uses -est (1 or 2 syllable word) or most (3+ syllable word. Some examples include nicest or most beautiful. Ultimate means that it is the best of something, so the typical superlative grammar rules don't really apply. Because we can not apply these same rules to ultimate, it is correct to only say ultimate, rather than "most ultimate" or "ultimatest."