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SeroMack Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The word MOST... is both pronoun and determiner, but...

How to differentiate between those two grammatical categories?

In a sentence: Most computers are/is hi tech stuff the word MOST is said to be a determiner.

In a sentence: Most of the computers are/is hi tech stuff the word most is said to be a pronoun.

What's the difference in meaning between the two?
  

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seroMack What's the difference in meaning between the two? There is no difference in meaning. It's just two ways to say the same thing.

— CalifJim

  • seroMack What's the difference in meaning between the two?
  • There is no difference in meaning.
  • It's just two ways to say the same thing.
  • CJ
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seroMackWhat's the difference in meaning between the two?
There is no difference in meaning. It's just two ways to say the same thing.

CJ
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A word is a pronoun when it replaces the noun. If the noun (computers) is still in the clause, then there isn't a pronoun.
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Thanks!

Then, when should we use most of and when most alone? Interchangeably?
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'Most computers are hi tech stuff' works fine as a standalone sentence and refers to computers in general.

'Most of the computers' refers to some particular set of computers. You can only say 'Most of the computers are hi tech stuff' if the person you're speaking to already knows which computers you're talking about. Alternatively, you can specify which computers you mean by adding to yo
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