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sejpdw



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:43 pm    Post subject: the most Reply with quote
What's the meaning of "the most" in the following sentence and its grammartical function?

"Female birds usually choose as mates those male birds that sing the most."
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The birds that sing more often, or for a longer period, than all the other birds are the ones that sing the most.
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