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🌟 Most vs. Almost 완전정리 — 에세이에 자연스럽게 녹여 쓰기

🧩 핵심: most = ‘대부분/최상급/아주(격식)’  |  almost = ‘거의(near-)’
잘못 쓰기 쉬운 조합을 패턴+예문으로 정리해 에세이에서 헛걸음하지 않기!

1) 🧠 품사 및 의미 정리

항목	품사/형태	의미	예문
most (한정사/수량사)	determiner	대부분의 + 복수/불가산 명사	Most people agree that reading helps. Most water is clean here.
most of + 한정사/대명사	구(phrase)	(특정 집합의) 대부분	Most of the students were prepared. Most of them have finished.
the most + 형/부	최상급	가장 ~한/가장 ~하게	This is the most useful tip. She studied the most diligently.
most + 형용사 (격식)	부사	매우(=very) — 격식/문어체	a most interesting idea (아주 흥미로운)
most of all	부사구	무엇보다도	Most of all, I value honesty.
at most	부사구	기껏해야/최대	It will take, at most, ten minutes.
in most + 복수명사	전치사구	대부분의 ~에서	In most cases, practice beats talent.
almost	부사	거의(=nearly). 동사·형용사·부사·수량 한정사 앞	I almost cried. It’s almost impossible. Almost all students agreed.

❗️most people (O) vs. most of people (X). “most of” 뒤에는 the/소유격/지시사/대명사가 와야 합니다.

2) 🔁 자주 헷갈리는 조합 & 고치기

• 🙅‍♂️ most of people → 🙆‍♀️ most people / most of the people
• 🙅‍♂️ in most (단독) → 🙆‍♀️ in most cases/schools/situations
• 🙅‍♂️ almost people → 🙆‍♀️ almost all people / almost everyone
• 🙅‍♂️ almost students → 🙆‍♀️ almost all students / most students
• 🔢 at most = 최대, at least = 최소 (의미 반대)

3) ✍️ 에세이 실전 예문 (교체 연습 포함)

1. Most students have practiced for weeks, and most of them feel more confident now.
   → 특정 집단(그들)을 다시 지칭할 때 “most of them”.
2. In most cases, reading every day is the most effective habit.
   → ‘in most + 복수명사’, 최상급은 ‘the most + 형용사’.
3. I spent, at most, thirty minutes revising; but those changes were most helpful.
   → ‘at most’(최대), ‘most + 형용사’(아주/매우, 격식).
4. Almost all of my classmates agree that feedback has been essential.
   → ‘almost’는 ‘all’ 같은 수량 한정사와 호응.
5. Most of the feedback was specific, and it was the most valuable part of the process.
   → 불가산/집합 ‘feedback’ 단수 취급 가능.

4) 🧭 most vs. almost — 유사점 & 차이

항목	most	almost
핵심 의미	대부분/최상급/아주(격식)	거의(near-)
품사	한정사·대명사·부사	부사만
명사 직접 수식	가능: Most people	불가: Almost people (X), Almost all people (O)
대표 관용구	most of all / at most / for the most part	almost all / almost always / almost finished
에세이 팁	일반적 경향·다수 의견·최상급 평가에 유리	정도·근접(‘거의’) 표현에 유리

5) 🧰 빠른 선택 가이드

대부분을 말하고 싶다 → most students / most of the books
최대/최소 → at most / at least
무엇보다도 → most of all
거의 ~했다 → almost cried / almost all students

6) 🧪 미니 체크(스스로 바꿔보기)

• ❌ Most of people think so. → ✅ Most people think so.
• ❌ In most, students prefer… → ✅ In most cases, students prefer…
• ❌ Almost students finished. → ✅ Almost all students finished. / ✅ Most students finished.

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🌟 Most vs. Almost — How to Use Them Naturally in Essays

🧩 Key idea: most = majority/superlative/“very”(formal)  |  almost = nearly. Use patterns you can drop into your essay right away.

1) Parts of Speech & Core Meanings

Form	Part of Speech	Meaning	Example
most + N	determiner	the majority of	Most people agree that reading helps.
most of + the/my/these/them	phrase	most of a specific set	Most of the students were ready. / Most of them have finished.
the most + adj/adv	superlative	the greatest degree	the most useful idea; studied the most diligently
most + adj (formal)	adverb	very	a most interesting book
most of all	adverbial	above all	Most of all, I value honesty.
at most	adverbial	no more than	It will take, at most, ten minutes.
in most + plural N	prep. phrase	in the majority of ~	In most cases, practice wins.
almost	adverb	nearly	I almost cried. / It’s almost impossible. / Almost all students agreed.

❗️Use most people or most of the people, but not most of people.

2) Common Pitfalls & Fixes

• ❌ most of people → ✅ most people / most of the people
• ❌ in most (alone) → ✅ in most cases/schools/situations
• ❌ almost students → ✅ almost all students / ✅ most students
• 🔢 at most (maximum) ↔ at least (minimum)

3) Essay-Ready Sentences

1. Most students have practiced for weeks, and most of them feel confident now.
2. In most cases, daily reading is the most effective habit.
3. It took, at most, thirty minutes, and those edits were most helpful.
4. Almost all of my classmates agree that detailed feedback matters.
5. Most of the feedback was specific; it was the most valuable part.

4) most vs. almost — Quick Contrast

	most	almost
Meaning	majority/superlative/very(formal)	nearly
Part of Speech	determiner, pronoun, adverb	adverb
Before nouns	OK: Most people	Not OK: Almost people → use Almost all people

5) Fast Chooser

Majority → most students / most of the books
Maximum → at most  |  Minimum → at least
Nearly → almost + verb/adj/adv/quantifier (almost finished / almost all)