Question

Select the correct adjective form for the following sentence. That steak was the _____ I've ever tasted. tender tenderer tenderest

Answer 1

It would be tenderest.

This would be because,

tender would be directly describing an object, like:

"That steak was so tender."

tenderer would be used when directly comparing objects:

"That steak was tenderer than some other steaks I've had."

So it must be tenderest.

Answer 2

 The word to fill in the blank would be tenderest. The steak was the tenderest I've ever tasted. If you put tender in the blank. The steak is the tender I've have tasted. 1.) It sounds wrong. 2.) The adjective is in the incorrect form. The same goes for tenderer. Therefore, the answer is tenderest.