5月11日号：Almost, almost all and most

Almost and most are words that seem very similar, but they have somewhat different meanings and uses in English. Today, we’ll look at almost and most and how we use them in conversation.

Almost is an adverb which means nearly or not quite.

◆ My daughter is almost nine years old. (Her birthday is next week.)

◆ I almost got a perfect score on the test. (I got a couple questions wrong.)

◆ I am almost finished with my report. (I will finish very soon.)

◆ We almost decided to buy that car. (We were going to buy it, but changed our minds.)

Almost is often used with words like everyone/ -thing / -where and anyone/ -thing / -where.

◆ Almost everyone who watched the movie said it was good. (Nearly everyone liked the movie.)

◆ My son will eat almost anything. (There are a few things he will not eat.)

◆ You can travel almost anywhere by airplane. (There are a few places you can’t travel to by airplane.)

We can use almost all to mean nearly all or not quite all.

◆ Almost all employees work from Monday to Friday.

◆ Almost all of my friends are married.

I have read almost all of the books in that series.

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