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a. Among the members of our team, he is fastest when he runs a one-mile race.
b. Among the members of our team, he is the fastest when he runs a one-mile race.

c. Among the members of our team, he runs a one-mile race fastest.
d. Among the members of our team, he runs a one-mile race the fastest.


Which of the above sentences is grammatically correct?

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Re: fastest

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Only (c) is unacceptable, since the necessary conditions are not stated
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