What is the superlative form of smart?

smartest
In this sentence, the comparative degree (smarter) of the adjective ‘smart’ is used to compare between the two persons. In this sentence, the superlative degree (smartest) of the same adjective is used to compare a person against two or more people.

Which one is smarter me or you?

Here the preposition “from” is showing the relationship between its object “him” and the noun “message.” It tells what message was cut short. They don’t just show the relationship between an object and some other part of the sentence.

Is more smart correct grammar?

‘More smart’ is grammatically incorrect, the correct comparative degree of ‘smart’ – as a one syllable adjective , is ‘smarter’ . ‘more’ is used with 2 or more syllable- adjectives/adverbs : more honest, more modern, more slowly, more valuable, more beautifully etc.

Which is correct he is smarter than I or he is smarter than me?

A2A. He is smarter than ‘I’ is more correct in formal English because you are comparing two subjects. ‘Me’ is acceptable in informal English and is progressively used in formal English as well.

Is it smarter than or smarter than?

“Than” is the word you want when doing comparisons. But if you are talking about time, choose “then“: “First you separate the eggs; then you beat the whites.” Alexis is smarter than I, not “then I.”

Can I say most smart?

Banned. English – U.S. Well, to begin, we would usually say “smarter,” not “more smart.” The “-er” and “-est” suffixes are usually used with adjectives of one syllable, with “more” and “most” used only for adjectives of two or more syllables.

Is Smarter proper English?

The correct way to make a comparative of “smart” is “smarter”, so it should be “much smarter”. Also, mixing the simple past and present tenses is ungrammatical. It should either be “He knew that he was…” or “He knows that he is…”.

Is it correct to say “he is smarter than me”?

They will say: He’s smarter than me, which is not grammatically correct, but is certainly used a lot. The reason you need “I” is because you’re comparing two subjects. He’s smart/ I’m smart. I is a subject pronoun. Me is an object pronoun. You probably wouldn’t say “Him is smarter than me.” Him is an object pronoun.

Who invented the “He is smarter than I” rule?

The “rule” that says this is “correct” was, I’m convinced, invented by an American grammar teacher who didn’t know what they were talking about, and just sort of caught on. It’s based on the idea that “He is smarter than I” involves elision of “am” from “He is smarter than I am”.

Is “than me” grammatical?

Second, when it comes to the grammaticality of than, speakers will differ: Those who use “than I” view than as a conjunction, which is why they may feel that “than me” is ungrammatical. He is smarter than I am. ‘smart’ is elided, probably because it’s redundant: its meaning can be determined from ‘smarter’.

What is the difference between I and Me?

In easy words, the rule is to use “I” when you are comparing subjects and “me” when you are comparing objects. Hence: He is smarter than me. Than is a preposition, and me the object of the preposition than. Objects of prepositions should be in the objective case rather than the subjective case because they’re objects.