More & Most: sử dụng thế nào cho đúng?

I) More
* More + noun/noun phrase: dùng như một định ngữ
- We need more time.
- More university students are having to borrow money these day.


* More + of + personal/geographic names
- It would be nice to see more of Ray and Barbara.
(Rất hay khi được gặp Ray và Barbara thường xuyên hơn.)
- Five hundred years ago, much more of Britain was covered with trees.
(500 năm trước đây, đa phần nước Anh phủ nhiều rừng hơn bây giờ nhiều)

*More of + determiner/pronoun (a/ the/ my/ this/ him/ them...)
- He is more of a fool than I thought.
(Nó là một thằng ngu hơn tôi tưởng nhiều)
- Three more of the missing climbers have been found.
- Could I have some more of that smoked fish.
- I don’t think any more of them want to come.

*One more/ two more... + noun/ noun phrase
- There is just one more river to cross.

* Dùng cardinal number (số đếm) + noun + more (Five dollars more) nếu more mang nghĩa thêm nữa.
-He has contributed $50, and now he wants to contribute $50 more.



II) Most

*Most + noun = Đa phần, đa số
- Most cheese is made from cow’s milk.
- Most Swiss people understand French.

*Most + determiner/ pronoun (a, the, this, my, him...) = Hầu hết...
-He has eaten 2 pizzas and most of a cold chicken.
-Most of my friends live abroad.
-She has eaten most of that cake.
-Most of us thought he was wrong.

*Most cũng được dùng thay cho một danh từ, nếu ở trên, danh từ hoặc chủ ngữ đó đã được nhắc đến.
-Some people had difficulty with the lecture, but most understood.
-Ann and Robby found a lot of blackberries, but Susan found the most.

*Most + adjective khi mang nghĩa very (không phổ biến)
-That is most kind of you.
-Thank you for a most interesting afternoon.