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On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students, most all of which play as good as their instructor

A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good
C. almost all of which play as well
D. almost all of whom play as good
E. almost all of whom play as well
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Good is not an adverb- in English well is an adverb so when someone asks "how are you doing" the actual grammatically correct response is "I am doing well"

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the basic grammar rule that I learn from ESL classes is that almost + Noun vs most of + the + Noun.
here, the rule is fine in E.
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On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students, most all of which play as good as their instructor

A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good
C. almost all of which play as well
D. almost all of whom play as good
E. almost all of whom play as well
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the basic grammar rule that I learn from ESL classes is that almost + Noun vs most of + the + Noun.
here, the rule is fine in E.
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chesstitans , I am unclear about what you mean. Would you please be more specific?

Do you intend to assert that "most of whom" is incorrect, and that Answer E rightly uses "almost all of whom" instead?

If so, that is not quite right. In Answers A and B, the problem with "most" is in boldface type. Other mistakes are underlined.

A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good

Regarding the word "most," in both A and B, the problem is "all."

Is this issue the subject of your post? If not, please clarify the issue you intended to highlight?
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in ESL class, I learnt that
almost + Noun
most + the + noun

eg. almost students
most of the students.

In this question almost all of Noun
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in ESL class, I learnt that
almost + Noun
most + the + noun

eg. almost students
most of the students.

In this question almost all of Noun
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chesstitans , thanks for the clarification.

I think you mean that

"most of the students" =
"almost all of the students"

That is correct. The second phrase is a little stronger than the first, but not enough to matter.

Suppose Answer E were:
most of whom play as well

That would be the right answer. So you are correct. "Almost all of" and "most of" convey similar meaning (nearly all except a few). Both are proper here.

But we cannot pair most with all.
Wrong: most all of whom

And nearly always, we must pair almost with all
Wrong: almost of whom

*One note of caution: your phrase "almost students" is not the same as "almost all" and "most of." I think "almost students" is shorthand or a typo.

The phrase is correct in very few contexts; when, e.g., toddlers are about to start school. We would say, "Not long ago, the toddlers were learning to walk. Now they are almost students!"

"Almost students" does not mean "nearly all." If you see "almost students" without words in between, it is probably wrong.
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On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students, most all of which play as good as their instructor

A. most all of which play as good - most -- which means NOT all -- and all are contradictory ; usage of which is incorrect ; good (adjective) incorrectly serves to modify play (verb).
B. most all of whom play as good - most -- which means NOT all -- and all are contradictory ; good (adjective) incorrectly serves to modify play (verb).
C. almost all of which play as well - which cannot serve to refer to people
D. almost all of whom play as good - good (adjective) incorrectly serves to modify play (verb).
E. almost all of whom play as well - Correct

Answer E
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A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good
C. almost all of which play as well
D. almost all of whom play as good
E. almost all of whom play as well
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in answer choice E as well as can be ambiguous as it leads to 2 meanings:
students play as well(good) as their instructor.
students play, and their instructor also play.
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The attributed second meaning is not logical. Because if we meant to say that the students in addition to their instructor physically played, not comparing the quality of their plays, then the wording of E should have been, --- almost all of whom and their instructor play. Here play stands for both the students and the instructors. This wording consciously avoids the confusion of comparison.
On the other hand, in the original E, 'play' refers to only the students and not the instructor/ Therefore E intends to compare the performances rather than just playing by both elements.
Technically there is no reason to fault E with either ambiguity or mix-up.
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A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good
C. almost all of which play as well
D. almost all of whom play as good
E. almost all of whom play as well

We can see the split between "good" and "well". Good is adjective so it cannot modify the verb(how well they played)
Hence, A,B,D are out.

Modifier issue - Usage of which to refer students. - C is out.

Hence, E is the answer.
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so, " most all of " is correct
"almost all of.." is also correct

both above patterns are correct ? or any pattern is wrong?

pls, explain clearly . thank you
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so," most all of " is correct
"almost all of.." is also correct

both above patterns are correct ? or any pattern is wrong?

pls, explain clearly . thank you
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thangvietnam , no, most all of is not correct.

Please look upthread at Skywalker18 's post, HERE.
What part of that explanation does not seem clear to you?

We are trying to describe a quantity of or a number of tennis students.
All of the tennis instructors play [tennis] well.

Do all of the tennis students play as well all of the tennis instructors?

Answer:
Nearly all = almost all of the tennis students play as well as all of the tennis coaches do.

When we want to say that the quantity of one group
is just a little smaller than the other group,

we use "almost all"

We do not use most all :x
The phrase is nonsensical.

Correct: Almost all of the apples were delicious.
100 apples. 98 were delicious

Wrong: Most all of the apples were delicious.
What the heck is "most all"?
MOST apples were delicious [and] ALL apples were delicious?
-- MOST: 100 apples. 80 were delicious
-- ALL: 100 apples. 100 were delicious

HERE, HERE, and HERE are three very short posts that explain why almost can modify all but most cannot modify all.

If the word ALL is present, do not put the word MOST before all.

We can say
almost all of them
almost all of whom
nearly all of them
nearly all of whom
not quite all of them
not quite all of whom

In the U.S., in informal speech, people sometimes say "most all of whom" rather than "almost all of whom." Those people shortened [i]almost to most.

That usage is not accepted on the GMAT or in formal writing, and it makes no sense.
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I ruled out A, B and D because of the use of adverb 'good' where an adjective 'well' was needed.
Between C and E, I chose E because whom refers to the object of the argument.
Though I now understand which should refer to things not people, but why E is correct with 'whom' ??
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I ruled out A, B and D because of the use of adverb 'good' where an adjective 'well' was needed.
Between C and E, I chose E because whom refers to the object of the argument.
Though I now understand which should refer to things not people, but why E is correct with 'whom' ??
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After a preposition (of), we cannot use a who (we need the object form). Between of who and of whom, only of whom is correct.
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"As good as" can be used when "good" is used as an adjective.

My essay is as good as yours..... correct. ("good" refers to "essay" an adjective)

But as an adverb "good" is wrong.

I play as good as you do. ... wrong. ("good" refers to "play" as an adverb)
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A. most all of which play as good
B. most all of whom play as good
C. almost all of which play as well
D. almost all of whom play as good
E. almost all of whom play as well[/quote]

in answer choice E as well as can be ambiguous as it leads to 2 meanings:
students play as well(good) as their instructor.
students play and their instructor also play.

in my opinion answer should be D.

can anyone put a light on it.[/quote]

"Good" is an adjective, and "well" is an adverb. Therefore the adjective ("good") cannot refer to a verb ("play").

He plays good... wrong
He plays well.... right

Use of adjective "good" to refer to the verb "play" makes the option D wrong.[/quote]




I agree with your analysis. Just to play devil's advocate - doesn't it mean that - On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students, almost all of whom play as well as their instructor. Meaning that most of them play along with their instructor?[/quote]

Yes E can mean that almost of the players play as well as instructor ..means they play along with instructor. But I think it changes the meaning from the original sentence.
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That is what I found in Google, and it explains why we should use "well" not "good".

Good is an adjective and well is an adverb. Many people, including many native speakers, incorrectly use the adjective form good, rather than the adverb well.

Examples:

I did good on the test. INCORRECT! - Correct form: I did well on the test.
She played the game good. INCORRECT! - Correct form: She played the game well.

Use the adjective form good when describing something or someone. In other words, use good when stating how something or someone is.

Examples:

She is a good tennis player.
Tom thinks he is a good listener.

Use the adverb form well when describing how something or someone does something.

Examples:

She did extremely well on the exam.
Our parents think we speak English well.
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On the tournament roster are listed several tennis students, most all of which play as good as their instructor


Here good/well
Most/almost
Whom/which
 differentiates the sentences

whom - used for people
Which - used for things so, eliminate A,C

good -better - best - these are adjectives which modify noun or pronoun. And they cannot modify another verb/adj/adverb - Here, good cannot modify Play

hence, eliminate - B,D

so we are left with C - Correct answer
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Never use 'as good as' on the GMAT! Its what is commonly understood verbally but its wrong in written language.

'which' should not refer to people, 'whom' is much more well suited.

Therefore, the correct answer is E.
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Never use as good as .. did not get it? I can understand that as good as is not to be used in this scenario. but never in gmat?
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Hi GMATNinja egmat
Could you please help me with my doubt?

Is there a rule like : Adjectives can only modify nouns?

In the given question "good" can't be used to modify "play" because good is an adjective and "play" is a verb.

Also, what is the role of "MORE" in the following question from OG#11:

The financial crash of October 1987 demonstrated that the world’s capital markets are integrated more closely than never before and events in one part of the global village may be transmitted to the rest of the village—almost instantaneously.

(C) more closely integrated as never before while
(D) more closely integrated than ever before and that

Here "more" is an adverb or an adjective? If it's an adjective, then can "more" modify "closely"? And if it's an adverb, then can it modify another adverb (closely)?

I think "more" is an adjective because it answers the question to how closely? --->More closely.

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Shouldn't it be "who" instead of "whom"?

Whom/ Who is acting as the subject = Whom/Who play as well as ....
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Shouldn't it be "who" instead of "whom"?

Whom/ Who is acting as the subject = Whom/Who play as well as ....
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Hi Vishal, a handy rule to remember is:

Pronouns always take the object form, when used as part of a prepositional phrase.

Since of who/whom is a prepositional phrase, we should be using the object form whom.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses Pronoun usage in Prepositional Phrases. Have attached the corresponding section of the book, for your reference.
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