a. Superlatives form is ‘-est’ or most: the rules are the same as those for the comparatives
1. good -> best, bad -> worst, far -> furthest/ farthest
b. normally use ‘the’ before a superlatives (the most famous etc.)
c. The superlative of old is oldest. Use eldest (or oldest) when we are talking about people in a family.
d. After superlatives we normally use in with places (e.g. What's the longest river in the world?)
1. also use ‘in’ for organisations and groups of people (e.g. Who is the youngest student in the class?)
2. For a period time, we normally use ‘of’ (e.g. What was the happiest day of your life?)
3. often use the present perfect (I have done) after a superlative. (e.g. What's the most important decision you've ever had to make?)
Idiom 365
The Last (Final) Straw: one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation.
Example: Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw.