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  1. adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English …

    Oct 20, 2016 · About "best" , "the best" , and "most" Ask Question Asked 8 years, 10 months ago Modified 8 years, 10 months ago

  2. articles - "it is best" vs. "it is the best" - English Language ...

    Jan 2, 2016 · The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes …

  3. "Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"

    May 25, 2022 · "Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is " should be the correct form. This is very good instinct, and you could …

  4. difference - "What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English …

    Oct 18, 2018 · In the following sentence, however, best is an adjective: "What was best?" If we insert the word the, we get a noun phrase, the best. You could certainly declare that after …

  5. grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...

    May 29, 2023 · So, " It is the best ever " means it's the best of all time, up to the present. " It was the best ever " means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have …

  6. grammar - Grammatical function of "at best" idiom - English …

    Jan 7, 2015 · Dictionaries state that "at best" is an idiom. But, what is the grammatical function of "at best" (for example, in the below sentences?) Their response to the proposal was, at best, …

  7. phrase usage - 'Make the best of' or 'Make the best out of.'

    Jan 2, 2021 · Do all these sentences sound good? 1. Make the best of your time. 2. Make the best of everything you have. 3.Make the best of this opportunity.

  8. expressions - "it's best" - how should it be used? - English …

    Dec 8, 2020 · It's best that he bought it yesterday. or It's good that he bought it yesterday. 2a has a quite different meaning, implying that what is being approved of is not that the purchase be …

  9. how to use “best” as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack …

    1 Your example already shows how to use "best" as an adverb. It is also a superlative, like "greatest", or "highest", so just as you would use it as an adjective to show that something is …

  10. word order - Which is correct 'suits your needs the best' or 'best ...

    Jul 6, 2016 · Either is fine, but (American here) I think "Something that best suits your needs" would be the most common way of saying it.