WHY? ...the month I like best, my favourite month...

[Lopez]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #15 "The Months of the Year", question 6

My birthday is in November but the month I like well, my favourite month, is May when spring changes into summer.

(a) well
(b) when
(c) into

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #15 "The Months of the Year", answer 6

My birthday is in November but the month I like best, my favourite month, is May when spring changes into summer.

Correct entry: best
The error was: (a) well

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
My birthday is in November but the month I like is, my favourite month, is May when spring changes into summer.
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i found the error is Well, but i think its very hard to find the correct word Best. how u r saying that is the correct answer?

Lopez

[Mister Micawber]

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Favorite = best-liked.
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[Colonelcy]

Could you help me to choose an appropriate word?

The month I like most/best/well , my favourite month, is August.

Looking through dictionaries I've found
1. I like him well
2. I like apples the most
3. I like most pop
4. "What do you hate most?" asked Fred.
5. I like (the) summer best.

The Parser explained me:

(1) I like spring (the) most./ I like spring (the) best.

(2) Probably most native speakers consider either sentence to be "good" English.

(3) If you asked 10 native speakers, some would prefer "most" and some would prefer "best."

(4) There are a few people who feel that it is more exact to say: I like spring the most:

(a) They explain that "most" refers to quantity (amount).

(i) If 95% of your heart is devoted to spring, then only 5% remains for summer, fall (autumn), and winter. Thus, you like spring the most.

(c) They further explain that "best" refers to quality (how well).

(i) Let's say that each of the four seasons has 25% of your heart. You like them equally. In the summer, fall (autumn), and winter, you don't do anything special. But in the spring, you fly to Japan to see the beautiful cherry trees. (You have to spend a lot of money for airfair, hotel, etc. But you don't care.) Thus, you like spring the best (compared with how WELL you show your "liking" for the other seasons.

[Mister Micawber]

And what is your question??
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[Colonelcy]

My answer to a question ESL/EFL Test #15 was "most" and I didn't find out why it was wrong here.

[Mister Micawber]

Either answer (best or most) is OK.
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[Colonelcy]

Thanks.
And another qustion I would ask you since I got no answer to my question either.

using 'in' or 'for' in this case to replace 'since'?

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", question 5

They didn't talk about the plan since a whole week and they still had no money and also no chance of getting any.

(a) since
(b) still
(c) any

Correct entry: for

Colonelcy asked
what about "during"? instead of "for"
Interpretative dictionaries point out that "during" is for past time and "for" is for present one.

[Mister Micawber]

I don't know what your dictionary is referring to, but 'for' refers to duration, the whole period, while 'during' refers to the matrix period within which an event occurs.
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[Colonelcy]

I got it now

- during means "in the course of", "at some point in" - it tells us when something happens.
- for tells us how long something lasts.