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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

All of; some of; many of ad so on

I wonder what kind of differnces does it make by using "of" as following expression A. compared to expression B. :

A. all of the students, some of the students; many of the students ....
B. all students; some students; many students ....

Your advice is appreciated.

Kaz @ Vancouver, B.C.
  

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, These refer to students in general (perhaps even all over the world). A. ).

— Philip

  • , These refer to students in general (perhaps even all over the world).
  • A.
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  • As a personal choice, I prefer not to use of with all , as to me the word connotates "a portion".
  • Speakers of the Romance languages would probably aree with me, but not many others do.
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B., These refer to students in general (perhaps even all over the world).

A. These refer to a given set of students (one school, one city, one country, etc.).

As a personal choice, I prefer not to use of with all, as to me the word connotates "a portion". Speakers of the Romance languages would probably aree with me, but not many others do.
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Anonymous A. all of the students, some of the students; many of the students ....
B. all students; some students; many students ....

When you use "of the" (A.), you're picking out a subgroup; you're talking about every member of that subgroup. Only the text that precedes can make it clear which subgroup you're interested in talking ab
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Hi,

-Before a noun with determiner (e.g. the , my, this) All and All of are possible but All is more common.
All (of) the cake.

-With a noun without determiners we do not normally use of.
All children were playing.

-With personal prono
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