有些形容词本身就具备“最、极”的含义,所以就没有最高级和比较级。如:absolute(绝对的),unique(独一无二的),infinite(无限的),round(圆的),right(对的),correct(正确的),wrong(错误的),perfect(完美的),这类形容词往往被称为绝对形容词对于most来讲,除了构成某些词最高级外,most的用法有几点需要注意,经常成为改错题的考点:
1、当most表示大多数时,之前不加the,并且有两种形式来表示大多数,分别为:most + 名词
如:most people,most Indian tribes;most + of + 限定词+ 名词或代词,如:most of his paintings,most of us,most of the modern artists
2、most有时意思等同于very,此时most之前用不定冠词
如:
a most lovely girl,a most impressive proposal
例题:
(1)The most substances expand in volume when they are heated.
A B C D
答案:A
应改为:Most
解释:most只有在表示形容词最高级作定语时需加定冠词,此句表示“大多数”,没必要加the
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the crust of the Earth,but the nonmetals oxygen
A B C
and silicon are more still abundant.
D
考点:程度副词
答案:D
应改为:still more
解释:程度副词still修饰比较级more时,应置于其前。
几点参考规则:武汉大学专套本
1、多数副词放在修饰的动词之后,若动词有宾语则放在宾语之后,如:She sings very well.
I met your uncle(动词的宾语)just now.
I met just now your uncle (错)
2、副词修饰形容词、介词短语、副词时常放在被修饰成分之前,如:These two are only slightly different.
right after this,very smoothly
当然,副词enough是一个例外,要放在修饰成分的后面,如:I am not good enough to do this job. (对)
I am not enough good to do this job. (错)
3、表示频率的副词常放在实意动词之前,be动词之后,如:He often/ always/ rarely/seldom/never play(实意动词) tennis、He is always here at 8\'clock.(be动词之后)
4、部分副词的位置没有一定的规定,原则上接近被修饰词即可,如:only,even,still,perhaps。