a. He plays the guitar, the drums and the piano, but he plays the piano most beautifully.
b. He plays the guitar, the drums and the piano, but he plays the piano the most beautifully
c. Tom, Pete and Harry all play the piano, but Tom plays it most beautifully.
d. Tom, Pete and Harry all play the piano, but Tom plays it the most beautifully.
Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct?
Which are natural?
Many thanks.
most beautifully
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Re: most beautifully
B and D are the contextually appropriate choices (i.e. correctly formed superlatives).
(Most beautifully = VERY beautifully: not a superlative)
(Most beautifully = VERY beautifully: not a superlative)