April 12, 2025
Please Answer My Question
I read somewhere that native people tend to use “highest” without “the” when they are comparing something with itself in different circumstances. Here, they are not comparing sodium consumption with the consumption of other types of nutrients. They are comparing sodium consumption at dinner with that at other meals.
So, they would write “sodium consumption is highest at dinner”, not “sodium consumption is the highest at dinner”. However, is it wrong if I use the latter sentence? Also, are these sentences correct?
“Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.”
“Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.”
“More sodium is consumed at dinner than at any other meal.”
“Dinner contributes more sodium consumption than breakfast.”
“Added sugar is consumed proportionally less at dinner compared with the other two nutrients.”
“Added sugar has a lower consumption level/percentage at dinner compared with the other two nutrients.”
“Added sugar has a lower percentage of consumption at dinner than the other two nutrients.”
However, is it wrong if I use the latter sentence?
No, it is not wrong.
Also, are these sentences correct?
Yes!
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Well done!
I read somewhere that native people tend to use “highest” without “the” when they are comparing something with itself in different circumstances.
Here, they are not comparing sodium consumption with the consumption of other types of nutrients.
They are comparing sodium consumption at dinner with that at other meals.
So, they would write “sodium consumption is highest at dinner”, not “sodium consumption is the highest at dinner”.
However, is it wrong if I use the latter sentence?
Also, are these sentences correct?
“Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.”
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“Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.”
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^^ Here I would use "the" because you're probably comparing dinner to other meals. But also note: Without context, it may sound like you're comparing Americans to other nationalities. It's vague and could be read either way.¶
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“Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.”¶
^^ In this sentence, I would keep "the." But either way sounds a little unnatural. More naturally, I would say "Sodium is consumed mostly at dinner."¶
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“More sodium is consumed at dinner than at any other meal.”¶
^^ Very natural.
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Oooh, that's actually a really tricky question. I've never thought about it before! “Sodium consumption is the highest at dinner”.... it does sound a bit odd to me. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call it "wrong", but it doesn't quite sound natural in my American dialect.
All of your sentences are definitely clearly understandable. I suspect different people will have different opinions about what sounds most natural, depending on their age/dialect/education.
April 12, 2025
Thank you so much.
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I read somewhere that native people tend to use “highest” without “the” when they are comparing something with itself in different circumstances. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Here, they are not comparing sodium consumption with the consumption of other types of nutrients. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They are comparing sodium consumption at dinner with that at other meals. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So, they would write “sodium consumption is highest at dinner”, not “sodium consumption is the highest at dinner”. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, is it wrong if I use the latter sentence? This sentence has been marked as perfect! However, is it wrong if I use the latter sentence? No, it is not wrong. |
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“Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.” “Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.” “More sodium is consumed at dinner than at any other meal.” “Dinner contributes more sodium consumption than breakfast.” |
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Also, are these sentences correct? This sentence has been marked as perfect! Also, are these sentences correct? Yes! |
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“Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.” “Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.” “More sodium is consumed at dinner than at any other meal.” “Dinner contributes more sodium consumption than breakfast.” “Added sugar is consumed proportionally less at dinner compared with the other two nutrients.” “Added sugar has a lower consumption level/percentage at dinner compared with the other two nutrients.” “Added sugar has a lower percentage of consumption at dinner than the other two nutrients.” |
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“Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.” “Sodium is consumed (the) most at dinner.” “More sodium is consumed at dinner than at any other meal.” “Americans consumed (the) most sodium at dinner.” |
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