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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A most . . .?
Hello. I am studying article usage and have found a rule that says that we must use 'the' with superlatives.
But I remembered certain noun phrases such as
"A most fundamental principle is X"
"A most fundamental question is Y"
"A most critical issue is W"
I believe that the rule does not apply to those, but would like to know your opinion about it.
Would the reason behind the above examples be that 'most' serves as an adverb (like very) there, not a determiner?
Thank you very much!
But I remembered certain noun phrases such as
"A most fundamental principle is X"
"A most fundamental question is Y"
"A most critical issue is W"
I believe that the rule does not apply to those, but would like to know your opinion about it.
Would the reason behind the above examples be that 'most' serves as an adverb (like very) there, not a determiner?
Thank you very much!
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Anonymous Would the reason behind the above examples be that 'most' serves as an adverb (like very) there, not a determiner? Yes. a most fundamental principle = a very fundamental principle the most fundamental principle = the principle that is more fundamental than any other
- Anonymous Would the reason behind the above examples be that 'most' serves as an adverb (like very) there, not a determiner?
- Yes.
- a most fundamental principle = a very fundamental principle the most fundamental principle = the principle that is more fundamental than any other
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AnonymousWould the reason behind the above examples be that 'most' serves as an adverb (like very) there, not a determiner?Yes.
a most fundamental principle = a very fundamental principle
the most fundamental principle = the principle that is more fundamental than any other
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