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Is it correct to say “which country do you like the most?”
“love most” versus “love the most”Confusion with superlative degreeMore easily or most easilya capital of a country vs the capital of some country“Of the two sisters she is the best.” Is the statement grammatically correct?Which songs of Rammstein do you like the most ?Which is correct “The most tragic” or “the tragicest”?Is “the most *noun*s” correct?When a country doesn't recognize another country diplomaticallyThe most vs. Most
Is it correct to say "which country do you like the most?" or is there any other way to ask this question?
Is it ok to skip 'the' in this question? I heard that one should use 'the' when speaking of superlative but I often see the sentences like 'Which do you like most?'
word-choice sentence-structure definite-article superlatives
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Is it correct to say "which country do you like the most?" or is there any other way to ask this question?
Is it ok to skip 'the' in this question? I heard that one should use 'the' when speaking of superlative but I often see the sentences like 'Which do you like most?'
word-choice sentence-structure definite-article superlatives
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Is it correct to say "which country do you like the most?" or is there any other way to ask this question?
Is it ok to skip 'the' in this question? I heard that one should use 'the' when speaking of superlative but I often see the sentences like 'Which do you like most?'
word-choice sentence-structure definite-article superlatives
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Is it correct to say "which country do you like the most?" or is there any other way to ask this question?
Is it ok to skip 'the' in this question? I heard that one should use 'the' when speaking of superlative but I often see the sentences like 'Which do you like most?'
word-choice sentence-structure definite-article superlatives
word-choice sentence-structure definite-article superlatives
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It's fine with or without the.
Some questions, like this one, seem more natural to me with the, and others without, but I'm not entirely sure why.
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Probably , I am wrong now but I've remembered the following rule from the book - Essential grammar in Use.
We use a which in questions when we have opportunity to choose a variant.
For example - Which river is the longest - Amazon or Nile.
But , if there is no opportunity then we shoud use a what.
What is the longest river in the world?
You can also easy say - what is your favourite country? (without most)Favourite means the most ...
Please,using a verb to make your question is a little difficult for me)Choose way that I've gave)
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
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True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
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It's fine with or without the.
Some questions, like this one, seem more natural to me with the, and others without, but I'm not entirely sure why.
answered 2 days ago
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It's fine with or without the.
Some questions, like this one, seem more natural to me with the, and others without, but I'm not entirely sure why.
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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It's fine with or without the.
Some questions, like this one, seem more natural to me with the, and others without, but I'm not entirely sure why.
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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It's fine with or without the.
Some questions, like this one, seem more natural to me with the, and others without, but I'm not entirely sure why.
answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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Colin FineColin Fine
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Colin FineColin Fine
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answered 2 days ago
Colin FineColin Fine
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Probably , I am wrong now but I've remembered the following rule from the book - Essential grammar in Use.
We use a which in questions when we have opportunity to choose a variant.
For example - Which river is the longest - Amazon or Nile.
But , if there is no opportunity then we shoud use a what.
What is the longest river in the world?
You can also easy say - what is your favourite country? (without most)Favourite means the most ...
Please,using a verb to make your question is a little difficult for me)Choose way that I've gave)
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
1413
2
True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
|
show 2 more comments
Probably , I am wrong now but I've remembered the following rule from the book - Essential grammar in Use.
We use a which in questions when we have opportunity to choose a variant.
For example - Which river is the longest - Amazon or Nile.
But , if there is no opportunity then we shoud use a what.
What is the longest river in the world?
You can also easy say - what is your favourite country? (without most)Favourite means the most ...
Please,using a verb to make your question is a little difficult for me)Choose way that I've gave)
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
1413
2
True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
|
show 2 more comments
Probably , I am wrong now but I've remembered the following rule from the book - Essential grammar in Use.
We use a which in questions when we have opportunity to choose a variant.
For example - Which river is the longest - Amazon or Nile.
But , if there is no opportunity then we shoud use a what.
What is the longest river in the world?
You can also easy say - what is your favourite country? (without most)Favourite means the most ...
Please,using a verb to make your question is a little difficult for me)Choose way that I've gave)
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
1413
Probably , I am wrong now but I've remembered the following rule from the book - Essential grammar in Use.
We use a which in questions when we have opportunity to choose a variant.
For example - Which river is the longest - Amazon or Nile.
But , if there is no opportunity then we shoud use a what.
What is the longest river in the world?
You can also easy say - what is your favourite country? (without most)Favourite means the most ...
Please,using a verb to make your question is a little difficult for me)Choose way that I've gave)
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
1413
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
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answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
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answered 2 days ago
SckoriySckoriy
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1413
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True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
|
show 2 more comments
2
True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
2
2
True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
True that you can replace which with what here and that would also be fine. But you cannot say “your the most”. Only one of these modifiers can be used at a time. “What is your favo(u)rite country?” Or “What is your most favo(u)rite country?” But I think in this case the most is redundant since favorite means “most favored.”
– Mixolydian
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
@Mixolydian I'm agree with you.I thought the most is redundant but I was not sure.Thanks for your comment!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
1
1
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
This answer does not address the point that the OP was asking about, which was the use of most vs the most.
– Colin Fine
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
I am the questioner and actually i was asking 2 questuons.1)How do you ask other people's favourite country 2)is it ok to skip 'the' when using the word 'most'. So both answers helped me with each question haha thank u!
– H.Kim
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
@ColinFine , I think you're wrong.There are two questions.The first one has to do with - Is it correct to say - "which country do you like the most"?..And there is continuation - is there any other way to ask this.I've answered these two questions.The question is not only about the use of most vs the most!
– Sckoriy
2 days ago
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