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Which form of the modifier correctly completes the sentence? Is the little calico cat the __________ kitten of the litter?

a. smallest
b. smaller
c. small

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Is the little calico cat the smallest (a) kitten of the litter? The "smallest" is used because in the given sentence we have "the" which refers to the superlative form.
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User Borisdj
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a. smallest
Is the little calico cat the smallest kitten of the litter?
Wouldn't be smallest because the sentence isn't comparing the cat to another one.
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