Superlative of Alone
Hi there
I wrote a sentence in a book and I wasn't sure if it was right or even if it exists, please what is the superlative of the word "alone"? I wrote : "Day by day he felt more alone", but I tried to find the answer online and I couldn't, there was one website that mentioned it as correct, other said that "alone" doesn't have superlative so I got confused.
I'd appreciate your help
thanks
Raquel
I wrote a sentence in a book and I wasn't sure if it was right or even if it exists, please what is the superlative of the word "alone"? I wrote : "Day by day he felt more alone", but I tried to find the answer online and I couldn't, there was one website that mentioned it as correct, other said that "alone" doesn't have superlative so I got confused.
I'd appreciate your help
thanks
Raquel
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"Day by day he felt more alone". You are using the comparative form with 'more'. The superlative form of 'alone' is 'the most alone'.
"Day by day he felt the most alone".
Superlative form: the most alone
Comparative form: more alone
Predicate adjectives (adjectives used to describe the subject of a sentence) form the comparative with more and most:
afraid, mute, certain, alone, silent, etc.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compara ... djectives/
"Day by day he felt the most alone".
Superlative form: the most alone
Comparative form: more alone
Predicate adjectives (adjectives used to describe the subject of a sentence) form the comparative with more and most:
afraid, mute, certain, alone, silent, etc.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/compara ... djectives/
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Thanks! I meant to write comparative...
Good to know it's real, thanks for your help
Good to know it's real, thanks for your help
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Day by day he felt more and more alone.
Dia após dia, ele se sentia cada vez mais sozinho.
''Joan felt more and more alone, and more and more dissatisfied with herself and everybody about her. - "The Honour of the Clintons", Archibald Marshall.'' [www.synonyms-for.com]
Day by day he felt more and more alone.
Dia após dia, ele se sentia cada vez mais sozinho.
''Joan felt more and more alone, and more and more dissatisfied with herself and everybody about her. - "The Honour of the Clintons", Archibald Marshall.'' [www.synonyms-for.com]