Question

In of the alternatives below was the superlative of superiority used?

(A) “Britain has a population of about 64 million inhabitants — yet l̲e̲s̲s̲ t̲h̲a̲n̲ ten per cent of them now live in Scotland, about 5.3 million people.”
(B) "And m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ those 5.3 million people live in or near three cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee.”
(C) “In the Highlands, which cover m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ Scotland, the population is very thin.”
(D) “Yet here and there, there are small towns; m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ them are beside the sea.”
(E) “This was one of t̲h̲e̲ b̲l̲o̲o̲d̲i̲e̲s̲t̲ incidents in Scottish history.”

Answer 1

Resposta:

resposta: LETRA E

Explicação:

Quando o adjetivo é uma palavra pequena, curta, como regra geral acrescentamos -est. Esse -est significa “mais” acompanhado do artigo the, quando o adjetivo é longo, para fazer o superlativo acrescenta-se the most antes do adjetivo que não é o caso das alternativas.