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Attractive Man I Met Life Superlative Relative Clause

Idx 1632
Keyword life
Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He was the most attractive man that I had met in my life.
Correct Sentence He was the most attractive man that I had ever met.
Cloze Error Sentence He was the most attractive man that I had [[met in my life]].
Cloze Sentence He was the most attractive man that I had [[ever met]].
Cloze Answer ever met
Choices ever met | met in my life
Explanation

When a superlative ('most attractive') is followed by a relative clause, use that ... ever ... (NOT that ... in my/her etc life): 'It was the best holiday we'd ever had.' 'This is the worst film I've ever seen.'

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