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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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the most or just most
Hi,
When you have a noun like 'importance' or an adjective like 'involved', how can you make it sure that you are using them right when sometimes it means 'more than half' and sometimes it means 'more than others' depending on your intention (intent??)?
1. place most (the most??) importance
2. a group who are most (most??) involved with its activities
Do you have some clear tips I can follow?
When you have a noun like 'importance' or an adjective like 'involved', how can you make it sure that you are using them right when sometimes it means 'more than half' and sometimes it means 'more than others' depending on your intention (intent??)?
1. place most (the most??) importance
2. a group who are most (most??) involved with its activities
Do you have some clear tips I can follow?
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eg. Place the most important thing in front. ' important ' should be in its adjective, not ' importance ' after ' the most '
- eg.
- Place the most important thing in front.
- ' important ' should be in its adjective, not ' importance ' after ' the most '
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eg. Place the most important thing in front.
' important ' should be in its adjective, not ' importance ' after ' the most '
' important ' should be in its adjective, not ' importance ' after ' the most '
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Thank you, Whl626.
I think 'the most' or 'most' can be placed in front of both an adjective and a noun with the important consideration being whether you are trying to use it to mean 'more than the average amount' or 'more than anyone/anything else'; if you are using in consideration of the latter, a comparative element is involved and will likely result in the use of 'the most' like thi
I think 'the most' or 'most' can be placed in front of both an adjective and a noun with the important consideration being whether you are trying to use it to mean 'more than the average amount' or 'more than anyone/anything else'; if you are using in consideration of the latter, a comparative element is involved and will likely result in the use of 'the most' like thi
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