Jul 7, 2015 · "But what I remembered most is moving a lot" is correct, with or without "the". Although "the most" is the superlative, preferable. Here, "most" is used as an adverb modifying …

Apr 1, 2022 · Since "most of _____" is a prepositional phrase, the correct usage would be "most of whom." The phrase "most of who" should probably never be used. Another way to think about …

Oct 24, 2016 · Most people don't live in China, but more people live in China than in any other nation. You can say that China is the most populous nation. You do not spend most of your …

This is a special kind of absolute superlative. The OED gives as its sense 2 of most adv. the following: As an intensive superlative qualifying adjs. and advs.: In the greatest possible …

Most men are stupid. B. Most of the men in that club are stupid. C. Most of the men in the world are stupid. Sentences A and C seem the same in principle, but only A is completely unlimited. …

Jul 30, 2017 · In your example, books ARE what you have read most, so I would agree that in diagrammatic reasoning most of what you've read ARE books. Of all of the various materials …

"Most of the children chose cauliflower." Probably means a majority. "Cauliflower was chosen the most." Could be just a plurality. But wow, it's pretty vague. It might be very hard to say without …

Apr 24, 2017 · Noun - The greatest amount or degree: She has the most to gain. Pronoun - (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The greatest part or number: Most of the town was destroyed. Most of …

Feb 5, 2013 · I think 'Most of' is gramatically correct if you are including "the". Otherwise you'd be saying 'Most people', etc. which is the same. I'd also say that using 'Most of' implies that there …

Oct 20, 2016 · In your 1st example, the head of the subject NP is the fused determiner-head 'most', not plural 'paperbacks'. ‘Most’ can occur with both singular and plural partitives, but …