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Chapter 2: Problem 6

Some people consider the Yankees to be the (greatest, greater) baseball team ever.

Short Answer

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The correct answer is 'greatest'. The completed sentence is 'Some people consider the Yankees to be the greatest baseball team ever'.

Step by step solution

01

Analyze the context

First, understand the sentence 'Some people consider the Yankees to be the (greatest, greater) baseball team ever'. Here, we are comparing the Yankees to all baseball teams throughout history, not just to one.
02

Select the correct adjective form

Since we are comparing the Yankees to all baseball teams ever, we need to use the superlative form of the adjective which is 'greatest'.
03

Implement the correct adjective form

Now, we replace the bracketed words in the sentence with the correct adjective form. The finalized sentence is 'Some people consider the Yankees to be the greatest baseball team ever'.

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