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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Hi,
Which of the following is (are) correct?
#1. The thing I'd be the most curious about is finding someone my age.
#2. The most thing I'd be curious about is finding someone my age.
#3. The thing I'd be curious about the most is finding someone my age.

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First, the meaning of the sentence is very obscure and you probably wanted to say something else. Now, on to the grammar #2 is surely incorrect. I wouldn't use the article (the) in the first sentence.

— Ivanhr

  • First, the meaning of the sentence is very obscure and you probably wanted to say something else.
  • Now, on to the grammar #2 is surely incorrect.
  • I wouldn't use the article (the) in the first sentence.
  • As it's written, it sounds to me as if you're comparing yourself with other people, which is probably not the intended meaning.
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First, the meaning of the sentence is very obscure and you probably wanted to say something else. Now, on to the grammar

#2 is surely incorrect. I wouldn't use the article (the) in the first sentence. As it's written, it sounds to me as if you're comparing yourself with other people, which is probably not the intended meaning.
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thank you for your answer.
I'm asking about the position of 'most' in such sentences. what can use instead of 'the'?

I meant to say if I travelled, the thing I would be the most curious about is meeting people my age.
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You probably want 'interested in' , not 'curious about'. You can use 'most' without 'the'.

The thing I'd be most interested in is...
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