Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
______ farmers in our district grow sugarcane because the mill nearby buys the whole crop.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Most
Complete sentence: Most farmers in our district grow sugarcane because the mill nearby buys the whole crop. The blank comes right before “farmers”, with no “the” or “my” in between.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Most of | needs a word like the, my or these after it, before the noun | Most of my cousins live in Patna. |
| (2) The most | makes the superlative of an adjective | Rani is the most careful driver in our family. |
| (3) Most (answer) | nearly all people or things in general, straight before a plural noun | Most children enjoy the summer holidays. |
| (4) Mostly | an adverb: means usually or mainly, and does not come before a noun | We mostly eat rice for dinner. |