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网页2017年6月13日 — 34. If the object after " most " is singular then the verb is singular too, else if the object after " most " is plural then the verb is plural: Most of his ideas are silly. (ideas - plural, are - plural) Most of his money is spent on PC games. (money - singular (uncountable), is - singular) Your second and third sentences are correct.
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网页Most people / Most of the people in India are not aware of the availability of top-up covers to supplement basic health insurance covers. Most companies / Most of the companies in Toronto made huge profits this year.
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网页0. " Most + noun " and " Most of the + noun " are often interchangeable. " most " means " the majority " so we can render " most ' as " the majority of (the) + noun ". There is a difference when we need to speak about a certain noun that has a contextual connection with the previous statements.
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网页2016年1月3日 — Few students had to stay for a review session. (not many) Use most of the X to refer to a quantity of a specific group. Note the expression includes a phrase defining the number to a specific group: Most of the students in my English class ask questions. (most - specific to those who are in my English class) All of the students in my class want ...
Difference between “most of the people” and “most people”
网页Most of the young students at this school learn English. If you're talking about young people in general, then you need the null article. Most young people are impatient. With an singular noun, you need to use “most of the …”, e.g. “he ate most of the cake”. Grammatically, the situation looks different.
adjectives - "Most simple" or "Simplest" - English Language …
网页2020年12月5日 — 4. 'Simplest' is correct, but I think 'most simple' has come into use because of similar pronunciation concerns as yours. Neither are incorrect. 'Most simple' is less simple, so I prefer 'simplest'. It is pronounced sim plest (sɪmplɪst). Share. Improve this answer. Follow. answered Jan 25, 2013 at 18:39.
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网页2016年1月6日 — 3. Adding to @GoDucks' nice answer, when most means very, exceedingly or extremely as an intensifier, you should not use the definite article the. It could be a better explanation because there is a case where the is not used even though there is a noun after "most + adjective", i.e.: This is most dangerous procedure.
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网页2017年6月8日 — Most is "more" than much. Much means a large amount, but most implies that the amount is large compared to something else, or something like "almost all." In this situation, if almost all of the stain remained, most would probably work best. If stain was countable, you'd have to use many instead of much, but you could still use most.
When to use "more likely" and "most likely" in a sentence
网页However, if you wanted to use "most likely" you would say: Janus is most likely [in the group] to commit crime because Janus has a history of mania. An easy way to remember is more ends with the "er" sound like "greater" and most ends with "st" just like "greatest".
adverbs - About "best" , "the best" , and "most" - English …
网页2016年10月20日 — 1. Ah, the difference between semantics and romantics... "I love you more than anything in the whole (wide) world." = "I love you most (of all)." to say "I love you (the) best" though grammatically correct, may not be the best thing to say romantically (since she will be wondering what she's being compared to...) – Peter. Oct 20, 2016 at 6:21.