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Fix the adjective error (if one exists).​After ​Professor ​Moody ​was ​scolded ​for ​talking, ​he ​was ​the ​most quietest ​person ​in ​the ​library.

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Fix the adjective error (if one exists).​After ​Professor ​Moody ​was ​scolded ​for ​talking, ​he ​was ​the ​most quietest ​person ​in ​the ​library.

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The correct sentence should be: "After Professor Moody was scolded for talking, he was the quietest person in the library."

The error in the original sentence is the use of "most quietest". The correct form is "quietest". In English, we don't use "most" with "-est" adjectives.

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