Choose the article that fills the blank.
Mount Everest is ______ highest mountain in the world.

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A superlative such as "highest", "best" or "most famous" takes "the": "the highest mountain".

Worth noting

Only one mountain can be the highest, so "a highest" is never right.

Ten questions from Articles, prepositions and modals, at your own pace.

Ten questions from Articles, prepositions and modals, at your own pace.

Choose the article that fills the blank.Mount Everest is ______ highest mountain in the world.