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Aaron1988 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Most of the country or Most of the countries
Most of the country or Most of the countries, which one correct?
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Plural one.
- Plural one.
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Aaron1988Most of the country or Most of the countries, which one correct?Hi Aaron
Both are correct but mean different things.
Most of the country is covered with/in snow.
- The refernce is to one country only.
Most of the countries I mentioned have healthy economies.
- The reference is to a number o
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Hi Aaron
Both are correct, but they don't mean the same thing. For example:
Most of the country experienced a rise in unemployment last year.
This refers to one specific country, but some parts of that one country did not have a rise in unemployment.
Most of the countries experienced a rise in unemployment last year.
This refers to a specif
Both are correct, but they don't mean the same thing. For example:
Most of the country experienced a rise in unemployment last year.
This refers to one specific country, but some parts of that one country did not have a rise in unemployment.
Most of the countries experienced a rise in unemployment last year.
This refers to a specif
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but i guess he meant the second expression, i think he wants to talk in general about many countries
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