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Most or the most in this case? Hi! I am curious about the use of 'most' and 'the most'. For the sentence below, "Those who are ( most / the most ) affected (the most) by this virus are pregnant women." Which choice makes this sentence sound appropriate? Thank you so much! :-)

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You can say any of them, and also a few more "Those who are most affected by this virus..." "Those who are the most affected by this virus..." "Those who are affected most by this virus..." "Those who are affected the most by this virus..." "Those who are affected by this virus most..." "Those who are affected by this virus the most..." All of these would be correct.
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Also you don't need to use most/the most twice in the sentence. You could phrase the sentence : "Those who are most affected by this virus are pregnant women."
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Both are acceptable. Normally, the definite article "the" is associated with superlative degree, but in this case it can be omitted. Omission is common usage. However, I do prefer using "the".

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