ThezonenearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneiscalledtheMidlandsandtheonenearesttoScotlandisknownastheNorth.上面两个nearest后为什么一个有to一个没有to

Question

The zone nearest France is called the South of England,the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North.
上面两个 nearest 后为什么一个有 to 一个没有 to

Answer 1

第一个是形容词的最高级,修饰后面的France.第二个是补语,补充说明the one ,接着用to表示从属,相当于“的”的意思.