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The Goods (wrong)
The Good (correct)
The Honest = Honest People
Adjective Noun
15. THE is used before Superlative Degree.
The tallest building (correct)
A tallest building (wrong)
The fastest animal(correct)
A fastest animal (wrong)
Most is also used in the sense of VERY but THE is not used before it instead A
is used.
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Focus:
Most is also used in the sense of LOTS OF and in that case no article can be
used before it.
Most boys are notorious.
Most of the students are studious.
Important:
Sometimes people think that MOST/ BEST/ NICEST/ HARDEST etc. is used as
Superlative Adjective only, but it can also used as Superlative Adverb. And
THE is not used before it.
a. Which movie you like the most? (wrong)
Which movie you like most? (correct)
b. He is best man in the town. (wrong)
He is the best man in the town. (correct)
In example(a), after MOST there is’nt any noun, so it is used as an advervb and
THE is not used before it.
But in example(b), after MOST there is a noun, so it is used as an adjective and
THE is used before MOST.
16. THE+ComparativeDegree+of the two+Plural Noun
Rita is the more intelligent of the two girls.
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The Goods (wrong)
The Good (correct)
The Honest = Honest People
Adjective Noun
15. THE is used before Superlative Degree.
The tallest building (correct)
A tallest building (wrong)
The fastest animal(correct)
A fastest animal (wrong)
Most is also used in the sense of VERY but THE is not used before it instead A
is used.
This is a most useful book of English Language.
Focus:
Most is also used in the sense of LOTS OF and in that case no article can be
used before it.
Most boys are notorious.
Most of the students are studious.
Important:
Sometimes people think that MOST/ BEST/ NICEST/ HARDEST etc. is used as
Superlative Adjective only, but it can also used as Superlative Adverb. And
THE is not used before it.
a. Which movie you like the most? (wrong)
Which movie you like most? (correct)
b. He is best man in the town. (wrong)
He is the best man in the town. (correct)
In example(a), after MOST there is’nt any noun, so it is used as an advervb and
THE is not used before it.
But in example(b), after MOST there is a noun, so it is used as an adjective and
THE is used before MOST.
16. THE+ComparativeDegree+of the two+Plural Noun
Rita is the more intelligent of the two girls.
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