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HiI have a qustion, pleaseWhen we use Most, The most and Most of ?Thank you

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

Here is one way to explain the differences.

"Most" is normally used as an adjective or an adverb:

Most men have hair. (adjective modifying "men").

She is most beautiful in the morning. (adverb modifying "beautiful")

"Most of" is a special form of the adjective:

Most of the time, no one notices.

"The most" is either a noun or a disguised adverb.
The most that we can hope for is a good nap. (noun)
The most brilliant man I know is Jack. (adverb modifying "brilliant" )

I hope this helps.

Friend2u · Answer

Thank you so much Doctor D

Cool Breeze · Answer

Doctor D has given you correct information. In case you are not a linguist or a philologist, I'll try to give you some other less scholarly examples and explain the usage further.

Most
1. That was most/very annoying!
2. Most cats like milk. (= The majority of cats like milk. / More than 50 percent of cats...)

The most
1. He has the most friends. (He has more friends than anybody else.)
He drank the most beer. (He drank more beer than anybody else.)*
2. That was the most interesting book. (That book was more interesting than any other book.)

Most of
This expression means more than 50 percent of something. It can be used before both countable and uncountable nouns, and even before some pronouns. It must be followed by either the or some other restrictive word such as my or his:

Most of his friends don't know it.
Most of the freshly fallen snow had melted.
Most of what he said was true.

CB

* That was Avangi, of course!

Friend2u · Answer

Well, we use:

Most + a noun

Most of + The,that,these,my,your, etc. + a Noun.

The most + superlative

Is that correct???

Cool Breeze · Answer

Friend2uThe most + superlative

Is that correct???

It's correct but not enough. I listed two ways to use the most.

CB

Friend2u · Answer

Thank you very much Cool Breeze.

your explanation was very helpful.

can you give another example about "THE MOST"

Please

Cool Breeze · Answer

Friend2ucan you give another example about "THE MOST"

I can't think of anything other than what I have already said:

The most
1. He has the most friends. (He has more friends than anybody else.)
He drank the most beer. (He drank more beer than anybody else.)
2. That was the most interesting book. (That book was more interesting than any other book.)

The most can be followed by a singular noun, a plural noun or an adjective.

CB

Friend2u · Answer

ok, now everything are clear.
Thank you very much for you help