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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

most/more likely

He is most likely to be released before June.

He is more likely to be released before June.

Could you tell me what is the difference in meaning between these two sentences with respect to "more" and "most"?
  

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Hi, He is most likely to be released before June. eg He might be released in December, he might be released in August, he might be released before June. There are 3 or more alternatives.

  • Hi, He is most likely to be released before June.
  • eg He might be released in December, he might be released in August, he might be released before June.
  • There are 3 or more alternatives.
  • He is more likely to be released before June.
  • eg He might be released before June, he might be released after June.
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Hi,

He is most likely to be released before June. eg He might be released in December, he might be released in August, he might be released before June. There are 3 or more alternatives.

He is more likely to be released before June. eg He might be released before June, he might be released after June. There a
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Thank you Clive.

So I think in these sentences both (more/most) and (likely) are adverbs. Am I right?
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Hi,

'More/most' are adverbs, but I see 'likely' as an adjective in these sentences.

Clive
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CliveHe is most likely to be released before June. eg He might be released in December, he might be released in August, he might be released before June. There are 3 or more alternatives.
Hi Clive

What you say is true if we consider most likely a relative superlative. However, it can also be an absolute
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Hi Cool Breeze,

What you mean by "Absolute and Relative Superlative Degree". I haven't come across this topic yet. When I searched for it on Google, I did not find anything with this topic. Could you give me a link/links where I can study that.
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User_garyHi Cool Breeze,

What you mean by "Absolute and Relative Superlative Degree". I haven't come across this topic yet. When I searched for it on Google, I did not find anything with this topic. Could you give me a link/links where I can study that.
I did a search as well and learned that many people say there is no absolute superlative in En

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