as best

[Allen165]

Are both of these sentences correct?

Our guys played as best they could.

Our guys played the best they could.

Thanks.

 

[Trance Freak]

Our guys played as best they could.:cross:
|--> Our guys played as best as they could.

Our guys played the best they could. :tick:

 

[Nightmare85]

Our guys played as best they could.:cross:
|--> Our guys played as best as they could.

Are you sure?
Look:
I will try to help you as best I can. -> this sentence is correct!
I will try to help you as fast as I can. -> this sentence should be also correct!

So, now think about it if you really need the as for best ;-)

Cheers!

 

[euncu]

http://www.americancorpus.org/x3.asp?w10=as&w11=best&w12=they&w13=could&r=

http://www.americancorpus.org/x3.asp?w10=the&w11=best&w12=they&w13=could&r=

 

[Nightmare85]

euncu, your links do not work.

That means they have to go to
Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) click Enter and type "as best".

Cheers!

 

[Trance Freak]

Are you sure?
I will try to help you as best I can. -> this sentence is correct!

As best I could (NOT as best as I could?) - WordReference Forums

 

[Nightmare85]

No, just look here:
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/115971-well-vs-best.html

Cheers!

 

[euncu]

euncu, your links do not work.

Thanks for letting me know. This has been happened a couple of times before, but I don't know why, since when I click on them , they work.

 

[bhaisahab]

Are both of these sentences correct?

Our guys played as best they could.

Our guys played the best they could.

Thanks.

They are both correct Jasmin.

 

[Trance Freak]

No, just look here:
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/115971-well-vs-best.html

Cheers!

Wow, I wouldn't know it!!:-D
Thanks! :up: