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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
most/the most
Do we need to put "the" before most in the sentence below?. I believe we do not need to put "the" because "most boring" is not followed by a noun. Please answer.
Squash is a boring game, rugby is more boring and chess is most boring.
Squash is a boring game, rugby is more boring and chess is most boring.
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Dear Haroon We do need "the" because the word "game" has dropped off only because we don't have to repeat it. We know from context that we are referring to the "the most boring game". Kind regards, Michael
- Dear Haroon We do need "the" because the word "game" has dropped off only because we don't have to repeat it.
- We know from context that we are referring to the "the most boring game".
- Kind regards, Michael
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Dear Haroon
We do need "the" because the word "game" has dropped off only because we don't have to repeat it. We know from context that we are referring to the "the most boring game".
Kind regards, Michael
We do need "the" because the word "game" has dropped off only because we don't have to repeat it. We know from context that we are referring to the "the most boring game".
Kind regards, Michael
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