What's the difference between most and majority？
The treatment is not available in____of hospital.
A.most B.majority C.the most D.the majority

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Answer

Two differences:

Phrase construction:
"in most hospitals"
"in the majority of hospitals"

Countable nouns:
"majority" requires a countable noun (e.g. "majority of shoes")
"most" is always used for non-countable nouns (e.g. "most information")

In informal English, "most" is often used for both countable and non-countable nouns.

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D.the majority

most --- adverb
majority -- noun

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