Question

In which of the alternatives below was the superlative of superiority used?
(A) “Britain has a population of about 64 million inhabitants — yet l̲e̲s̲s̲ t̲h̲a̲n̲ ten per cent of them now live in Scotland, about 5.3 million people.”
(B) "And m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ those 5.3 million people live in or near three cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee.”
(C) “In the Highlands, which cover m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ Scotland, the population is very thin.”
(D) “Yet here and there, there are small towns; m̲o̲s̲t̲ o̲f̲ them are beside the sea.”
(E) “This was one of t̲h̲e̲ b̲l̲o̲o̲d̲i̲e̲s̲t̲ incidents in Scottish history.”

Answer 1

letyra E

o "the" impoe uma situação acima de outras (superioridade)

por exemplo

a girl=uma garota

the girl= a garota

do mesmo modo que na frase de cima the girl é superior a outra frase,logo se ve um superlative