Is the word ‘MOST’ used more as an ADVERB or a DETERMINER? – English Grammar Profiler

‘Most’ is used to mark the superlative degree a little more often that it’s a superlative after determiner.

As a degree adverb ‘most’ usually modifies an adjective or an adverb.

1 MOST (RGT) 7895059

1 MOST (RGT) IMPORTANT (JJ) 619744 2 MOST (RGT) COMMON (JJ) 385906 3 MOST (RGT) POPULAR (JJ) 368581 4 MOST (RGT) RECENT (JJ) 224875 5 MOST (RGT) IMPORTANTLY (RR) 148659 6 MOST (RGT) EFFECTIVE (JJ) 124147 7 MOST (RGT) FAMOUS (JJ) 123312 8 MOST (RGT) LIKELY (JJ) 121588 9 MOST (RGT) RECENTLY (RR) 121421 10 MOST (RGT) OFTEN (RR) 110233 11 MOST (RGT) POWERFUL (JJ) 107123 12 MOST (RGT) COMMONLY (RR) 105477 13 MOST (RGT) BEAUTIFUL (JJ) 90358 14 MOST (RGT) SUCCESSFUL (JJ) 84961 15 MOST (RGT) EXPENSIVE (JJ) 69554 16 MOST (RGT) LIKELY (RR@_JJ) 69008 17 MOST (RGT) SIGNIFICANT (JJ) 61960 18 MOST (RGT) INTERESTING (JJ) 61879 19 MOST (RGT) DIFFICULT (JJ) 61807 20 MOST (RGT_DAT) LIKELY (JJ) 58209 21 MOST (RGT) NOTABLY (RR) 54214 22 MOST (RGT) EXCITING (JJ) 51878 23 MOST (RGT) VALUABLE (JJ) 51032 24 MOST (RGT) BASIC (JJ) 47936 25 MOST (RGT_DAT) IMPORTANT (JJ) 47318 26 MOST (RGT) EFFICIENT (JJ) 45436 27 MOST (RGT) INFLUENTIAL (JJ) 42087 28 MOST (RGT) ADVANCED (JJ) 40569 29 MOST (RGT) FREQUENTLY (RR) 40539 30 MOST (RGT) LIKELY (JJ_RR@) 39070 31 MOST (RGT) OBVIOUS (JJ) 38177 32 MOST (RGT) CERTAINLY (RR) 37576 33 MOST (RGT) APPROPRIATE (JJ) 37120 34 MOST (RGT) WIDELY (RR) 36962 35 MOST (RGT) AMAZING (JJ) 36709 36 MOST (RGT) DANGEROUS (JJ) 35354 37 MOST (RGT) USEFUL (JJ) 35292 38 MOST (RGT) DEFINITELY (RR) 34502 39 MOST (RGT) LIKELY (RR@) 34369 40 MOST (RGT) PROMINENT (JJ) 34086 41 MOST (RGT) COMPREHENSIVE (JJ) 31636 42 MOST (RGT) MEMORABLE (JJ) 31075 43 MOST (RGT_DAT) POPULAR (JJ) 31013 44 MOST (RGT) VULNERABLE (JJ) 29664 45 MOST (RGT) CHALLENGING (JJ) 28955 46 MOST (RGT) ACCURATE (JJ) 28897 47 MOST (RGT) IMPRESSIVE (JJ) 28798 48 MOST (RGT) ICONIC (JJ) 27823 49 MOST (RGT) COMFORTABLE (JJ) 27533 50 MOST (RGT) NOTABLE (JJ) 26502 51 MOST (RGT_DAT) OTHER (JJ) 25262 52 MOST (RGT) RELIABLE (JJ) 23503 53 MOST (RGT) CRITICAL (JJ) 23304 54 MOST (RGT) CURRENT (JJ) 22851 55 MOST (RGT) INNOVATIVE (JJ) 22281 56 MOST (RGT) PRESTIGIOUS (JJ) 22199 57 MOST (RGT) FUN (JJ) 22191 58 MOST (RGT) SERIOUS (JJ) 21597 59 MOST (RGT) ACTIVE (JJ) 21164 60 MOST (RGT) UNIQUE (JJ) 20358 61 MOST (RGT) RELEVANT (JJ) 20075 62 MOST (RGT_DAT) LIKELY (JJ_RR@) 20025 63 MOST (RGT) AFFORDABLE (JJ) 18710 64 MOST (RGT) PROBABLY (RR) 18571 65 MOST (RGT) HIGHLY (RR) 18382 66 MOST (RGT) COMPLEX (JJ) 18028 67 MOST (RGT) CONVENIENT (JJ) 17323 68 MOST (RGT) VERSATILE (JJ) 17170 69 MOST (RGT) SUITABLE (JJ) 17159 70 MOST (RGT) TALENTED (JJ) 16927 71 MOST (RGT_DAT) FAMOUS (JJ) 16857 72 MOST (RGT) WELL-KNOWN (JJ) 16375 73 MOST (RGT) RESPECTED (JJ) 16196 74 MOST (RGT) COMPLETE (JJ) 15932 75 MOST (RGT) UP-TO-DATE (JJ) 15781 76 MOST (RGT) SPECTACULAR (JJ) 15775 77 MOST (RGT) FREQUENT (JJ) 15571 78 MOST (RGT) ATTRACTIVE (JJ) 15277 79 MOST (RGT) EXTREME (JJ) 14567 80 MOST (RGT) PROMISING (JJ) 14547 81 MOST (RGT) HELPFUL (JJ) 14473 82 MOST (RGT) EXPERIENCED (JJ) 14168 83 MOST (RGT) PRODUCTIVE (JJ) 13845 84 MOST (RGT_DAT) RECENT (JJ) 13725 85 MOST (RGT) COMPETITIVE (JJ) 13491 86 MOST (RGT) CLOSELY (RR) 13360 87 MOST (RGT) USED (JJ) 13339 88 MOST (RGT) WONDERFUL (JJ) 13297 89 MOST (RGT_DAT) EFFECTIVE (JJ) 13255 90 MOST (RGT) TRUSTED (JJ) 13168 91 MOST (RGT) DEMANDING (JJ) 13137 92 MOST (RGT) BELOVED (JJ) 12779 93 MOST (RGT) REWARDING (JJ) 12752 94 MOST (RGT) SEVERE (JJ) 12617 95 MOST (RGT) STRIKING (JJ) 12562 96 MOST (RGT) HIGH (JJ) 12498 97 MOST (RGT) PRESSING (JJ) 12441 98 MOST (RGT_DAT) POWERFUL (JJ) 12247 99 MOST (RGT) PRECIOUS (JJ) 12146

100 MOST (RGT) DRAMATIC (JJ) 11906

2 (DAT) 6126607

8 (RR43) 157119

11 (RR22) 50744