Comments on: What Are Superlative Adjectives? https://www.bkacontent.com/what-are-superlative-adjectives/ Content Writing Services Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:00:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amber Morris https://www.bkacontent.com/what-are-superlative-adjectives/#comment-94882 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:36:46 +0000 https://www.bkacontent.com/?p=4440#comment-94882 In reply to Megan.

Hi, Megan. We follow AP style’s way of thinking:

“Use of the hyphen is far from standardized. It can be a matter of taste, judgment and style sense. Think of hyphens as an aid to readers’ comprehension. If a hyphen makes the meaning clearer, use it. If it just adds clutter and distraction to the sentence, don’t use it … Often, arguments for or against a hyphen could be made either way. Again, try to judge what is most clear and logical to the average reader.”

In an example about “highest-quality products,” an AP editor stated, “Highest-quality is a compound modifier preceding a noun, so we would hyphenate.”

I hope that helps!

Amber

]]> By: Megan https://www.bkacontent.com/what-are-superlative-adjectives/#comment-92769 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:08:39 +0000 https://www.bkacontent.com/?p=4440#comment-92769 I cannot find a definitive answer on hyphenating superlatives when they are modifying a noun. For some reason I thought superlatives should not be hyphenated, but I’ve found nothing to support this self-imposed rule. The example I’m struggling with is: highest performing Sales Consultant. I thought it should remain as is but our proofreader hyphenated highest-performing. Is it a style choice? Thanks for your advice.

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