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Which of the following is CORRECT with respect to grammar and usage?

Mount Everest is ________.

  1. The highest peak in the world
  2. Highest peak in the world
  3. One of highest peak in the world
  4. One of the highest peak in the world
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An adjective can exist in three forms – positive, comparative and superlative. The positive form is the base form of the adjective. The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree. 

Rules for superlative degree-  https://www.englishgrammar.org/positive-comparative-superlative-degrees/

Here, Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. Option (A) is correct.

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Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.
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