表現品詞・核となる意味文法ルール・接続パターン正しい例文と典型的な誤用almost副詞 (あと少しで、ほぼ)動詞・形容詞・副詞・数量詞を修飾 ※名詞の直接修飾は不可◯ I almost missed the train. ❌ almost peoplemost形容詞 / 代名詞 (大部分の、大半)most + 不特定の名詞(複数/不可算)◯ Most students study hard. ❌ Most of studentsalmost all副詞 + 形容詞/代名詞 (ほぼすべての)almost all + 名詞 ※almostがallを修飾し、allが名詞を修飾◯ Almost all employees attended. ❌ Almost employeesmost of the代名詞 + 前置詞句 (その〜の大部分)most of + 特定を表す語(the, my, these等) + 名詞◯ Most of the budget was used. ❌ Most of budgetmostly副詞 (主に、たいていは)「mainly」「generally」と同義で文全体や補語を修飾◯ The visitors were mostly tourists. ❌ mostly people went there