
grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...
2023年5月29日 · 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 …
definite article - "Most" "best" with or without "the" - English ...
2020年8月22日 · I mean here "You are the best at tennis" "and "you are best at tennis", "choose the book you like the best or best" both of them can have different meanings but "most" and …
adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English …
2016年10月20日 · 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 …
Way of / to / for - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2015年3月25日 · The best way to use "the best way" is to follow it with an infinitive. However, this is not the only way to use the phrase; "the best way" can also be followed by of with a gerund: …
articles - "it is best" vs. "it is the best" - English Language ...
2016年1月2日 · 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 …
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 …
grammar - Grammatical function of "at best" idiom - English …
2015年1月7日 · 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 …
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
2022年5月25日 · "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 …
difference - "What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English …
2018年10月18日 · 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 …
expressions - "it's best" - how should it be used? - English …
2020年12月8日 · 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 …