Please any one help me which one of the following is correct?
When winter comes, the days get colder.
When winter comes, the days get coldest.
please explain
The first one.
Sra
why we use colder instead of coldest please explain me
colder is the comparative form of the adjective cold. The weather is cold. The weather is colder (implies THAN something; than yesterday, than last year, etc.) The word coldest is the superlative of the adjective cold. It is the coldest weather, implying ever, this year, etc.
Now, if the 2nd had said "When winter comes, the days are the coldest." That would have been correct.
Sra
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm#comparative
To determine which sentence is correct, let's break them down and analyze each one:
1. "When winter comes, the days get colder."
2. "When winter comes, the days get coldest."
The word "colder" is the comparative form of the adjective "cold," indicating a lower temperature but not the lowest possible. On the other hand, "coldest" is the superlative form of "cold," indicating the lowest temperature.
In terms of logic, it is consistent to say that when winter comes, the days get colder. However, it would be incorrect to say that the days get coldest when winter comes because winter, by definition, is already the coldest season.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "When winter comes, the days get colder."