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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Most vs. more
These college graduates are ____ likely to stay in the state that they graduate college in.
A) more
B) most
A) more
B) most
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Both are correct. It depends on how many other groups of college graduates you are comparing with. Comparisons between two things are normally expressed with "more" or "less".
- Both are correct.
- It depends on how many other groups of college graduates you are comparing with.
- Comparisons between two things are normally expressed with "more" or "less".
- Comparison between more than two things are normally expressed with "most" or "least".
- CJ
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Both are correct. It depends on how many other groups of college graduates you are comparing with. Comparisons between two things are normally expressed with "more" or "less". Comparison between more than two things are normally expressed with "most" or "least".
CJ
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AnonymousThese college graduates are ____ likely to stay in the state that they graduate college in. A) moreB) most
'more' = 'to a greater degree'
'most' = 'to the greatest degree'
Both are adverbs here qualifying the adjective 'likely'.
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