some of (the?) poorest nations

[Odessa Dawn]

He also seems to be one of the most generous people as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $30 billion to some of (the?) poorest nations.


Would it also be correct If I used the before the superlative adjective poorest?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's incorrect without "the". You can't say "... has donated $30 billion to some of poorest nations".

 

[Odessa Dawn]

One thing:

Was I correct that no the (is?) included in Answer Key?

 

[GoesStation]

I don't understand your question. Only the poorest nations is possible there. If the answer key omits the, it's wrong.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think it was testing whether you would add "the" or not. The same thing is tested by:

"He also seems to one of ____________ (generous) people". You correctly completed that with "the most generous".

Similarly "... has donated $30 billion to some of _________ (poor) countries" should have been completed with "the poorest".

 

[Tdol]

Least Developed Countries is, I believe, the term de nos jours.