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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The Most /Most

As Hurricane Hugo approached the Atlantic coast, it increased dramatically in strength,becoming the tenth most intense hurricane to hit the United States mainland in the twentieth century and the most /Most intense since Camille in 1969.

Ets says we need to use THE Most .... Can someone help me out to understand the difference between THE MOST AND MOST?

Thank you
  

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The definite article the must be used for superlatives. intense, more intense(Comparative) the most intense(Superlative) The can be dropped if you use possesive pronoun before superlatives. Ex.

— Hrsanei

  • The definite article the must be used for superlatives.
  • intense, more intense(Comparative) the most intense(Superlative) The can be dropped if you use possesive pronoun before superlatives.
  • Ex.
  • My highest score, his best try, They had their worst performance in this game.
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The definite article the must be used for superlatives.

intense, more intense(Comparative) the most intense(Superlative)

The can be dropped if you use possesive pronoun before superlatives.

Ex. My highest score, his best try, They had their worst performance in this game.
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hrsaneiThe definite article the must be used for superlatives.
intense, more intense(Comparative) the most intense(Superlative)
The can be dropped if you use possesive pronoun before superlatives.
Ex. My highest score, his best try, They had their worst performance in this game.
Thanks Hrsanei.. I guess THE is redundant here (please se
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