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Vuagavid rimski Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
All/ most + of + noun?
Hi everyone.
I just came across these sentences and they confused me a bit. Are these "of" needed here?
Thank you.
- Not all (of) people are friendly, but most (of) people have kind hearts.
- All (of) birds have wings, but not all (of) birds can fly.
V.R.
I just came across these sentences and they confused me a bit. Are these "of" needed here?
Thank you.
- Not all (of) people are friendly, but most (of) people have kind hearts.
- All (of) birds have wings, but not all (of) birds can fly.
V.R.
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All your of' s are wrong! You can usually use of after all if there is a modifier before the following noun . Examples: All [of ] my friends like it.
- All your of' s are wrong!
- You can usually use of after all if there is a modifier before the following noun .
- Examples: All [of ] my friends like it.
- All [of ] the people cheered.
- All [of ] these cats like milk.
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All your of's are wrong! You can usually use of after all if there is a modifier before the following noun. Examples:
All [of ] my friends like it.
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All [of ] my friends like it.
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