0
Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

two of students

I'm curious about why two of students is ungrammatical.
  

Top answer

Anonymous I'm curious about why two of students is ungrammatical. It's because the only grammatical ways to write it are "two of the students" and "two students". The same applies with all numbers when combined with plural nouns.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I'm curious about why two of students is ungrammatical.
  • It's because the only grammatical ways to write it are "two of the students" and "two students".
  • The same applies with all numbers when combined with plural nouns.
  • If you use "of", you can't leave out "the".
  • CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Anonymous I'm curious about why two of students is ungrammatical.
It's because the only grammatical ways to write it are "two of the students" and "two students".

The same applies with all numbers when combined with plural nouns. If you use "of", you can't leave out "the".

CJ
0

Related Questions