What article is used before most?

You use the definite article when you are using most in the sense of ‘The biggest number or amount’– i.e. in the superlative sense. Examples: * It was the most I had ever eaten.

How do you use the word most?

We use the quantifier most to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use it with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). We can also use it with adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative.

Do you need the before most?

Short answer: “The most” is correct here. Long answer: Most can be used as both a superlative and an intensifier.

Can you use most without?

Adding to @GoDucks’ nice answer, when most means very, exceedingly or extremely as an intensifier, you should not use the definite article the. It could be a better explanation because there is a case where the is not used even though there is a noun after “most + adjective”, i.e.: This is most dangerous procedure.

Can we use article before common noun?

A common noun in the singular number always requires an article before it. But a plural common noun does not require an article always. A plural common noun can have the article ‘the’ if we want to particularise that noun.

Why we use a an before a superlative degree?

We use a superlative to say that a thing or person is the most of a group. When we use a superlative adjective (‘the tallest student’) before the noun, we generally use it with ‘the’.

How do you use most and most of?

We use most before a noun without a determiner. We use most of before a pronoun and a noun with a determiner (e.g. articles, demonstratives and possessives). Most of is also used before personal or geographical names.

Can the article ‘a’ be used before ‘one’?

Yes. When the word “one” is used as an indefinite pronoun in place of “you,” or “a person,” as in “One should always be polite,” then the article “a” can be used before it. Example: “Such a one should always be polite.”

How do you use articles in English?

English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article. the = definite article

When do you use the definite article?

Definite Article: the The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.

What is the difference between the articles “an” and “the”?

Eg: A Karanjohar movie, A Group of Tata Services. The Article “an” is used before vowel sounds. A,E,I,O,U are the vowels. We use ‘an’ before words which sounds an vowel. Eg: An hour, an honourable person. The Article “THE” is called “definite article”. We use it to show the perticularity of something.