1. This book was most helpful for my homework.
2. This book was the most helpful for my homework.
(Which one is grammatical? Do we have to use 'the' or not in this case?)
Q: How do we pronounce 'helpful'?
(It's a little difficult to pronounce...Thank you for your help.)
English - Writeacher, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 4:05pm
#1 means this: This book was very helpful for my homework.
#2 means this: Of all the books, this book was the most helpful ...
Both are grammatical, but they are not identical in meaning.
Yes, "helpful" is difficult ... it's because of the l and p and f sounds all together between the two vowels.
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See the little icon for a speaker, right next to help¡¤ful just above the definition? Click on it, and you'll hear a man pronounce the word.
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Thank you for your help.
What about the followings?
1. She is most attractive.
2. Summer is hottest.
3. She is shiest
(Are they all grammatical? Does 'most' in #1 mean 'very'? What about the following expressions? Are the folowing expressions grammatical? Which ones are more commonly used?)
4. She is the most attractive.
5. Summer is the hottest.
6. She is the shiest.
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