Question
There were five children in the family.
1. Ann got best of all the children.
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Is #1 grammatical? Does #1 mean "Ann became (the) best of all the children?"
1. Ann got best of all the children.
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Is #1 grammatical? Does #1 mean "Ann became (the) best of all the children?"
Answers
Writeacher
#1 reads as if Ann got the best present or something tangible.
Do you have context for this sentence? The whole paragraph would be good.
Do you have context for this sentence? The whole paragraph would be good.