Comparing activities and superlative comparison

Japanese
You can compare different activities by using a verb as a noun. To use a verb as a noun,
you need to add the noun-maker particle の no after the verb. Then you can use the verb
as a noun before a particle such as が ga, と to, は wa, or で de. However, の no is not
needed when you have a verb before より yori or ほど hodo.

For example:
寝るのと食べるのと、どちらの方が好きですか。
Neru no to taberu no to, dochira no hō ga suki desu ka.
Which do you like better, sleeping or eating?
私は寝る方が食べるより好きです。
Watashi wa neru hō ga taberu yori suki desu.
I like sleeping better than eating.
レポートを書くのは試験を受けるほど難しくありません。
Repōto o kaku no wa shiken o ukeru hodo muzukashiku arimasen.
Writing a report is not as hard as taking an exam.

Superlative comparison
You can express the superlative comparison by using the adverb 一番 ichiban, which
literally means the first, the best, or the most.

For example:
母が一番優しいです。
Haha ga ichiban yasashii desu.
My mom is the kindest.

In a formal context or in written forms, you can use 最も mottomo instead of 一番

ichiban. The basis of superlative comparison can be a list of items or a class of items. If it
is a list of items, list the items in the form X と Y と Z の中で X to Y to Z no naka
de or X と Y と Z とで X to Y to Z to de. If it is a class of items, add の中で no
naka de after the name of the class. All such phrases may be followed by は wa.

For example:
猫と犬と兎の中で（は）猫が一番好きです。
Neko to inu to usagi no naka de (wa) neko ga ichiban suki desu.
Among cats, dogs, and rabbits, I like cats the best.

For superlative questions, never use どちら dochira because どちら dochira is used
only for two-item comparisons. Instead, use question words appropriate for the type of
items, such as だれ dare for people, どこ doko for locations, いつ itsu for time, and
何 nani for other kinds of items. Note that 何 nani is replaced with どれ dore if the
question is based on a list of items.
For example:
果物の中で何が一番好きですか。
Kudamono no naka de nani ga ichiban suki desu ka.
Among fruit, what do you like the best?
桃と苺とりんごの中でどれが一番好きですか。
Momo to ichigo to ringo no naka de dore ga ichiban suki desu ka.
Among peaches, strawberries, and apples, which do you like the best?