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Pastsimple Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

I like sth. most/best OR I like sth. the best/most

0The following has been puzzling me for over 10 years:02br
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00This is what I like 01b00most02b00. vs This is what I like 01b00the most02b00.02br
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00I like basketball but I like football 01b00(the) most02b00.02br
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00Which is correct, please? With or without the article?02br
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00Another question: Which is more frequent, I like it (the) 01b00most02b00 OR I like it (the) 01b00best02b00?02br
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00Thank you in advance.0-
  

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0Hi Pastsimple,02br 02br 02br 02br 00I will try my best to answer your questions the way I know how. 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Of the all the sports, I like American football 01b 01font 00the most02font 00 02b 00– In this context01b 00, 02b 00you are making a a selection among many choice. 02br 02br 01b 02b 02br 02br 00One thing 01b 01font 00I like most02font 02b 00 about John is his honesty 01b 00–02b 00 In this context, you are particularly stating what you like.

— Goodman

  • 0Hi Pastsimple,02br 02br 02br 02br 00I will try my best to answer your questions the way I know how.
  • 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Of the all the sports, I like American football 01b 01font 00the most02font 00 02b 00– In this context01b 00, 02b 00you are making a a selection among many choice.
  • 02br 02br 01b 02b 02br 02br 00One thing 01b 01font 00I like most02font 02b 00 about John is his honesty 01b 00–02b 00 In this context, you are particularly stating what you like.
  • 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 01u 00Always have two cents to spare- Gm02u 0-
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0Hi Pastsimple,02br
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00I will try my best to answer your questions the way I know how. 02br
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00Of the all the sports, I like American football 01b01font00the most02font00 02b00– In this context01b00, 02b00you ar
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0Thanks, Goodman.02br
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00What about:02br
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00Of all John's character traits, his honesty is what I like 01b00the most02b00.0-
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0Yes, I think you've got it! 0-
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10I will try my best to answer your questions the way I know how. 12br
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10Of the all the sports, I like American football 11b11font10the most12font
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0 Milky, we're talking about 01b00most/the most02b00 modifying the verb 01b00like02b00. Even with my experience with native speakers, I can't figure out a consistent pattern as to when to use "to like sth. 01b00most02b00" and "like sth. 01b00the most02b00". Could you please present your opinion on this t
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0Hi,02br
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00I was reading a post before and as far as I can recall, it said that if it (the underlined) is used as a subjective you can not skip the use of "the", "which" or the likes of them. IS THAT TRUE?02br
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01i01u00One thing (that) I like most about John02u00 is his honesty02i00.0-
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With THE is formal in written English,without THE is informal,natural in written English!
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(The) most is more common!
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The most is formal,most is informal.but like something/somebody best is a kind of fixed expression(no THE) though the most or most still heard!
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