How do you use almost?
Answers to the exercise

    1. Did you find this article easy to read?
    2. Yes. Almost I understood.

    Correct forms:

    • I understood most of it.
    • I understood almost all of it (but there were one or two points I didn't understand).

    1. What do you do at weekends?
    2. Almost I play golf.

    Correct forms:

    • I usually play golf.
    • Mostly I play golf.
    • Most weekends I play golf
    • I almost always play golf.

    1. Do you like Audrey Hepburn?
    2. Yes. Almost Japanese like Audrey Hepburn.

    Correct forms:

    • Yes. Most Japanese people like Audrey Hepburn.
    • Yes. Almost everyone in Japan likes Audrey Hepburn.

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