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Stenka25 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Most their time vs. most of their time
The below sentences are from one website. (The URL is also below.)
http://www.petsmart.com/uc/petarticles_db.jsp?ucCategory=ARTICLE&ucTopic=CAT&ucSubTopic=GROOMING&ucSubTopic2=&ucContent=/articles/content/dog_cat/fleas/solutions/6909.html
People think that fleas spend most their time on animals, but they don't. They leap, feed, and leave and spend most of their time in the carpets, couches, and floors.
The sentences have inconsistencies in the connection between "most" and "their time." The former connects two phrases without "of" and the latter with "of."
I checked out "Practical English Usage," and I found out examples of a connection of some determiners with noun phrases without "of," such as,
? all (of) his ideas
? both (of) my parents
? half (of) her income
but any examples of a connection of "most" with noun phrases without "of."
However, googling shows "most their time" can be possible, if not inconsistent, in this context.
What do you think of my argument?
http://www.petsmart.com/uc/petarticles_db.jsp?ucCategory=ARTICLE&ucTopic=CAT&ucSubTopic=GROOMING&ucSubTopic2=&ucContent=/articles/content/dog_cat/fleas/solutions/6909.html
People think that fleas spend most their time on animals, but they don't. They leap, feed, and leave and spend most of their time in the carpets, couches, and floors.
The sentences have inconsistencies in the connection between "most" and "their time." The former connects two phrases without "of" and the latter with "of."
I checked out "Practical English Usage," and I found out examples of a connection of some determiners with noun phrases without "of," such as,
? all (of) his ideas
? both (of) my parents
? half (of) her income
but any examples of a connection of "most" with noun phrases without "of."
However, googling shows "most their time" can be possible, if not inconsistent, in this context.
What do you think of my argument?
Top answer
You have looked into the matter. Congratulations! Not all [of] our members are capable of such fairly simple work.
- You have looked into the matter.
- Congratulations!
- Not all [of] our members are capable of such fairly simple work.
- I do not know how often people use most their time but I can tell you that it's wrong.
- CB
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You have looked into the matter. Congratulations! Not all [of]
our members are capable of such fairly simple work. I do not know how
our members are capable of such fairly simple work. I do not know how
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