In Dutch, superlative means ''overtreffende trap''. As in the Dutch language, the English language also uses superlative adjectives to refer to an upper or a lower limit of a quality. The superlative in general can be placed with adjectives or adverbs. This lesson is about the superlative adjectives and how to form this grammatical item in a sentence.
We use superlative adjectives:
1. To describe something at the upper or lower limit of a quality.
For example: The highest, the lowest, the hottest, the coldest,
the fattest, the thinnest, the fastest, the slowest.
2. When a subject is compared to a group of objects
For example: This is the tallest man on earth.