Please find a mistake.

[hoangkha]

Could you please find a mistake in this sentence?
-Although most known for her prose works, Maya Angelou also published several collections of poetry.

 

[SirGod]

* Not a teacher

I think there's something wrong with 'most known' in spite of the fact that I have found few hits for 'most known' on both COCA and BNC. Could you give it a try before I tell you my opinion?

Also, I would use the present perfect (I have just checked Wikipedia and the writer is still alive). But this is just my choice.

... Maya Angelou has also published...

 

[5jj]

I think there's something wrong with 'most known'...

I agree. I'd go for 'best known'.

 

[hoangkha]

* Not a teacher

I think there's something wrong with 'most known' in spite of the fact that I have found few hits for 'most known' on both COCA and BNC. Could you give it a try before I tell you my opinion?

Also, I would use the present perfect (I have just checked Wikipedia and the writer is still alive). But this is just my choice.

... Maya Angelou has also published...

Thanks!
Sorry. The key is A but I don't know why.
I think that HAS ALSO PUBLISHED or ALSO PUBLISHED is not important.

 

[hoangkha]

I agree. I'd go for 'best known'.

Thanks!
But I think that BEST&MOST KNOWN are the same.
best(adv) (OALD)
1 most; to the greatest extent
- Which one do you like best?


most(adv)(OALD)
2 to the greatest degree
-What did you enjoy (the) most?

 

[billmcd]

Thanks!
But I think that BEST&MOST KNOWN are the same.
best(adv) (OALD)
1 most; to the greatest extent
- Which one do you like best?


most(adv)(OALD)
2 to the greatest degree
-What did you enjoy (the) most?

Perhaps the same by definition, but in my experience/recollection and with "known", "best" is best.

 

[5jj]

Besides, they are not the same:
'most known' would be the superlative of 'known'.
'best known' is the superlative of 'well known'.

 

[hoangkha]

Besides, they are not the same:
'most known' would be the superlative of 'known'.
'best known' is the superlative of 'well known'.

- She is best known for her work on the human brain.
know - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
In this sentence KNOWN is the past participle of TO KNOW, so BEST KNOWN isn't the superlative of WELL KNOWN(adj).
Maybe BEST KNOWN is the best answer.
Thank you all.

 

[5jj]

In this sentence KNOWN is the past participle of TO KNOW, so BEST KNOWN isn't the superlative of WELL KNOWN(adj).

She is well known for her work on the child abuse.
She is better known for her work on the child abuse than for her political activities.
She is best known for her work on the human brain.

 

[hoangkha]

And MOST WELL KNOWN is possiple.
- She’s most well known for her TV work.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/d...ish/well-known

 

[5jj]

And MOST WELL KNOWN is possi[STRIKE]p[/STRIKE]ble.
-

Nobody has suggested that it isn't. It is, however, far less commonly used than 'best known'

COCA has 2,729 examples of 'best known', and 62 of 'most well known'.

 

[hoangkha]

I've just found these sentences.

Geordie Walker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although most known for playing electric guitar,
he has also used acoustic guitars; sparingly on the albums Outside the
Gate (1988) and Pandemonium (1994), and more liberally on Democracy (1996).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d...s/jake-humprey
Jake is most known for his BBC sports coverage,
which sees him jetting off round the world to hot and exotic locations to watch
sport all day. Not that we’re jealous or anything.

http://www.preserveamerica.gov/PAcom...hingtonDC.html
Although most known for the federal facilities where
the wheels of government turn every day, Washington, D.C. also features diverse
neighborhoods that are home to people from all walks of life. The hills of
Historic Anacostia provide an unrivaled view of the city, while Georgetown
includes some of the city’s oldest buildings. Visitors can view the modest alley
dwellings, striking churches, and unique commercial architecture of the Shaw
neighborhood or enjoy the rich history of U Street.

Canadian Screen Training Centre closes, Ottawa | Canadian Animation Resources
Although most known for its highly successful Summer
Institute of Film and Television (SIFT), the CSTC’s ‘Taking it to the Screen
(T2S) workshops were held in all provinces and several Territories over its
three decades of offerings,


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[5jj]

Keep trying and you will almost certainly find more.