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Comparative and superlative
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Guest  #29378  Sun, 09 May 04 02:39 AM
what is the comparative and superlative of the words direct, responsible and efficient
  
suzi  #29517  Mon, 10 May 04 08:45 PM
more x and most x in all cases
  
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miriam  #29536  Tue, 11 May 04 03:30 AM
Not sure this was implied in the question, but I think there are cases in which "direct" and "responsible" won't accept the comparative/superlative forms.
Examples:
"The student was expelled at a direct request of the headmaster." (meaning a request coming directly from him, with no "intermediaries")
"My youngest son is responsible for this broken window." (meaning he did it, period. There are no degrees of responsibility here).

Is that correct?

  
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