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- grammar - When to use most or the most - English Language Usage . . .
"But what I remembered most is moving a lot" is correct, with or without "the" Although "the most" is the superlative, preferable Here, "most" is used as an adverb modifying the verb "remember", meaning "to the greatest extent" There may be other examples, where it can mean "extremely" as in the following:"it was most kind of you", "that is
- meaning - Is most equivalent to a majority of? - English Language . . .
"Most of the children chose cauliflower " Probably means a majority "Cauliflower was chosen the most " Could be just a plurality But wow, it's pretty vague It might be very hard to say without a complete context, and even then could be ambiguous Note "most" can also be used in a subjective sense "I hate cauliflower the most "
- A most -- is it odd usage? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Noun - The greatest amount or degree: She has the most to gain Pronoun - (used with a sing or pl verb) The greatest part or number: Most of the town was destroyed Most of the books were missing Adv - 1 In or to the highest degree or extent Used with many adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative degree: most honest; most impatiently
- Most is vs most are - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Most men are stupid B Most of the men in that club are stupid C Most of the men in the world are stupid Sentences A and C seem the same in principle, but only A is completely unlimited The same applies to uncountable nouns D I've put most of the sand in that barrel
- Most of which or most of whom or most of who?
Since "most of _____" is a prepositional phrase, the correct usage would be "most of whom " The phrase "most of who" should probably never be used Another way to think about the difference between the subjective objective pronouns is to revise the sentence to include a personal pronoun and see which form ( he him or she her or they them ) fit
- Most vs. most of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I think 'Most of' is gramatically correct if you are including "the" Otherwise you'd be saying 'Most people', etc which is the same I'd also say that using 'Most of' implies that there is a perceived population, a finite number of people being referred to For instance Most people (e g a generalization) like chocolate vs
- most vs the most, specifically as an adverb at the end of sentence
The most is the superlative form of many, much We use the most to make the superlative forms of longer adjectives and the majority of adverbs: They’re using the most advanced technology in the world (+ adjective) Scafell Pike is the most easily identifiable peak in the Lake District (+ adverb) The most with a noun
- meaning - What does the word most mean? - English Language Usage . . .
Most people don't live in China, but more people live in China than in any other nation You can say that China is the most populous nation You do not spend most of your time living in house A, but you spend more time living there than anywhere else If you add the definite article it becomes correct You spend the most time living in house A
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