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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

The correct usage of "most".....

Sue is a smart girl. She can solve the most difficult math problems in my class.
Sue is a smart girl. She can solve most difficult math problems in my class.

Please to tell me if the 2 sentences above are correct or not? Is OK to add or delete "the" in front of "most difficult math problems"? Thanks for you help!Emotion: smile

  

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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Sue is a smart girl. She can solve the most difficult math problems in my class.

— Clive

  • Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
  • Sue is a smart girl.
  • She can solve the most difficult math problems in my class.
  • Sue is a smart girl.
  • She can solve most difficult math problems in my class.
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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Sue is a smart girl. She can solve the most difficult math problems in my class.
Sue is a smart girl. She can solve most difficult math problems in my class.

Please to tell me if the 2 sentences above are correct or not?
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Adding to Clive's reply, "most difficult math problems" can be rewritten as "most of the difficult math problems." This can clearly differentiate your sentences.

You can even put Clive's two different meanings into one sentence as follows:

Sue is a smart girl. She can solve most of the
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Thank you, Clive and N5pn4cya! I really appreciate your explainations.
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