Grammar superlative adjectives we use a superlative adjective to compare one thing with

all the other things in a group.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place in the oceans.

This fish has the biggest teeth of any fish for its size.

Titanic is the most popular film by James Cameron.

Avatar was the most expensive film.

Spelling changes: big biggest, easy → easiest

Irregular adjectives: good-best, bad → worst For further information and practice, see page 170.

5 Look at the grammar box. Answer these questions about superlative forms.

1 What three letters do you add to short

adjectives (one syllable)? 2 What word comes before longer adjectives (two

or more syllables)?

3 What word usually comes before a superlative

adjective?

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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for e2020 the answer is c: the narrator's conflicting thoughts give this passage a fitful mood.