What does โmostโ mean and how to use it? Letโsee!
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MANY/ MUCH/ A LOT โ MORE โ THE MOST
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When there are a lot of something (hundreds, thousands etc.), you may use MANY/ MUCH/ A LOT OF/ LOTS OF/ PLENTY OF:
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- I havenโt got many friends, only two or three.
- I havenโt got much money.
- Iโve got a lot of friends.
- Iโve got lots of books.
- Weโve got plenty of time.
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MORE is the comparative formโ if I have five pens and you have ten, it means you have more pens than me:
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- Heโs got more friends than me.
- Heโs got more money than me.
- Heโs got more books than me.
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THE MOST is the superlative formโ when nobody else has more:
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- Sheโs got the most friends.
- Sheโs got the most money.
- Sheโs got the most books.
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MOST also means โthe majorityโ of something. If I have ten colleagues and eight of them are nice people, itโs the majority, so I can say:
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- I like working here, most of my colleagues are really nice.
- Most of them are working today. (the majority of them are working today)
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Some other examples:
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- I work at the reception most of the time. (Maybe, I work there seven or eight hours a day, but I spend a little time, 30 minutes or one hour in the back office too)
- Most of my friends live in my neighbourhood. (the majority)
- Most (of the) people like chocolate. (the majority)
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NOTE the article โtheโ is used in the superlative form (the most money), but it isnโt used when โmostโ means โthe majorityโ (most of my friends)
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