Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
______ my classmates live near the school, so they walk there every morning.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Most of
Complete sentence: Most of my classmates live near the school, so they walk there every morning. Here “my classmates” is a known group.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Most | alone, comes straight before a noun for people or things in general, so it cannot come before “my” | Most children love ice cream. |
| (2) The most | makes the superlative of an adjective | This is the most beautiful temple in the town. |
| (3) Almost | nearly: not a determiner, so it needs “all” after it before a noun group | Almost all the shops were shut on Sunday. |
| (4) Most of (answer) | the larger part of a known group: before words like the, my, these | Most of the mangoes in the basket were ripe. |