''Most'' ''the most''

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

If it is not wrong to omit ''the'' before a superlative adjective why does this test give two options ''the most'' and ''most''? It's an online test.

 

[emsr2d2]

In that sentence, it is wrong to omit the article.

 

[Rover_KE]

Who says it's not wrong to omit 'the' before a superlative adjective? Sometimes it's wrong and sometimes it isn't.

You have to choose the correct option.

What do the Russian words mean?

 

[Rachel Adams]

In that sentence, it is wrong to omit the article.

So it's not optional before ''most'' but before other adjectives it it. Right? For example, ''She is the tallest girl in our class.'' I am not sure but I think it should be used here as well.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Who says it's not wrong to omit 'the' before a superlative adjective? Sometimes it's wrong and sometimes it isn't.

You have to choose the correct option.

What do the Russian words mean?

It says choose one option.

 

[emsr2d2]

It says "Choose one option".

That makes perfect sense. There is only one correct option shown.

You might be mixing up the use of a superlative before a noun (as is the case here and in your other example) and when it's used on its own.

She runs the fastest. :tick:
She runs fastest. :tick:
She is the fastest runner. :tick:
She is fastest runner. :cross:

I like this one most. :tick:
I like this one the most. :tick:
This is the most attractive one. :tick:
This is most attractive one. :cross:

 

[kilroy65]

Is it ______boring film he was ever seen?

:shock:

 

[Rachel Adams]

That makes perfect sense. There is only one correct option shown.

You might be mixing up the use of a superlative before a noun (as is the case here and in your other example) and when it's used on its own.

She runs the fastest. :tick:
She runs fastest. :tick:
She is the fastest runner. :tick:
She is fastest runner. :cross:

I like this one most. :tick:
I like this one the most. :tick:
This is the most attractive one. :tick:
This is most attractive one. :cross:

I see now. Before a noun it should be used. Thank you very much!!!

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it ______boring film he was ever seen?

:shock:

Good spot. More evidence that native speakers sometimes see what they expect to see. Mind you, I didn't even read the end of the sentence. I got as far as "film he", looked at the three options, and started replying.

 

[Tdol]

Is it ______boring film he was ever seen?

:shock:

At that point, you want to choose #2 to keep the nonsense flowing.

 

[Rachel Adams]

That makes perfect sense. There is only one correct option shown.

You might be mixing up the use of a superlative before a noun (as is the case here and in your other example) and when it's used on its own.

She runs the fastest. :tick:
She runs fastest. :tick:
She is the fastest runner. :tick:
She is fastest runner. :cross:

I like this one most. :tick:
I like this one the most. :tick:
This is the most attractive one. :tick:
This is most attractive one. :cross:

But if I don't have an adverb that has the same form as an adjective unlike "fast" but for example, "gracefully". "She walks the most gracefully" the meaning will change if I remove "the". Am I right?
In your second example, if I had a short adjective "smart" instead, would it be wrong to omit the before it in the same way it's wrong before "attractive"?
"This is (the) smartest one".