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Question
underline the correct adjective in each sentence.
- willie should do his (good, best ) work for the project.
- my cold is ( good, better ) today than it was yesterday.
- sheila was a (better, best ) dancer than i was last year.
- sams answer was a ( good, better ) answer than ours.
- i thought i was a ( better, best ) singer than sherry.
- we did a ( good, better ) job than anyone else.
- richard does his ( good, best ) work in science.
- she is much ( better, good ) at sewing than golf.
- my mother is the ( better, best ) cook in the family.
- my brother is the (worse, worst ) cook in the family.
- ruth is a ( better, best ) writer than she is.
- i thought i was a ( bad, worse ) singer, but you are ( worse, worst ).
- my idea is ( worse, worst ) than his.
- given two choices, which is (best, better )?
- jimmy is (bad, worse ) in golf.
Question 1
The phrase "do one's best work" is a common idiom meaning to perform at one's highest level of ability. So "best" is correct here.
The word "than" indicates a comparison between two things (today's cold and yesterday's cold). "Better" is the comparative form of "good", while "good" is the positive form. For a comparison, we use the comparative form.
The word "than" shows a comparison between Sheila and "I" as dancers. "Better" is the comparative form, and "best" is the superlative form (used when comparing three or more things). Since we are comparing two people, we use the comparative form "better".
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Willie should do his \underline{best} work for the project.