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SerenaD Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
The difference between most / the most / most of / the most of
We had in out matriculation exam the sentence I have written below. How can I know which one fits best to the empty line?
"It is, however, fair to say that ____ New Yorkers were more than a little surprised when they discovered that a two year-old Bengal tiger was living among them in an apartment block in Harlem."
a) most
b) the most
c) most of
d) the most of
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"It is, however, fair to say that ____ New Yorkers were more than a little surprised when they discovered that a two year-old Bengal tiger was living among them in an apartment block in Harlem."
a) most
b) the most
c) most of
d) the most of
Thank you for reading my question.
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The right answer is A (most) according to the answer sheet, but the problem is that I don't know why.
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Which words would you use to fill in the blank since you disagree with the answer?
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There is no comparison. most ~ almost all (or at least more than half) most people, most children, most cars, most houses.
This is nothing like 'the most beautiful one', 'the most expensive one', etc., or 'has the most money', 'has the most talent', etc.
CJ
This is nothing like 'the most beautiful one', 'the most expensive one', etc., or 'has the most money', 'has the most talent', etc.
CJ
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I know I'm late but I'll just add a little to CJ's good reply. As he has said, most means 'more than half', but so does most of. How does one know when to use the of? Easy. Most of is used when there is an article, a pronoun or something similar before the noun. (I use the term 'pronoun'
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