Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Definite article with the superlative degree of adverbs


Our rotary telephone is the least frequently used device in our house.



Ben moved most quietly as the boys walked down the darkened ally.





In the first sentence a superlative adverb is used with the (the least frequently), but in the second sentence it is used without (most quietly).
Can anyone explain the difference between the two?

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