- What was best vs what was the best? - English Language Learners . . .
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different
- adverbs - About best , the best , and most - English Language . . .
Both sentences could mean the same thing, however I like you best I like chocolate best, better than anything else can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified I like you the best Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best can be used when choosing from some choices
- articles - it is best vs. it is the best - English Language . . .
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 the noun car definite in this context, we use the It is best not to do something Here, we have the adjective best, but this adjective is attached to no noun
- Which one is the best vs. which one the best is
"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 even argue that the grammar is good, but at best it's unnatural When we replace the superlative "the best" with the normal version, we get this:
- how to use “best” as adverb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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 the ultimate example of it's kind when used as an adverb you do so to indicate that the adjective it precedes is to the highest degree possible In your example "experienced" is the past tense of the verb to
- expressions - its best - how should it be used? - English Language . . .
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 made, but that he is the one to make it 3 "It's best (if) he (not) buy it tomorrow " is not a subjunctive form, and some options do not work well
- valediction - With best kind regards vs Best Kind regards - English . . .
5 In Europe, it is not uncommon to receive emails with the valediction With best kind regards, instead of the more typical and shorter Best Kind regards When I see a colleague of mine writing such a phrase, I usually point out that it is a kind of old-fashioned affected valediction which, probably, nowadays, a native English speaker wouldn't
- definite article - Most best with or without the - English . . .
1 Is it wrong to say that we can use or omit "the" before "best" with an adverb without any change of meaning, but when we use "most" with an adverb, the meaning of the sentence changes?
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