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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Usage of "all", "most" & "some"
What's the difference of the following sentences?
All books have been checked out.
All of the books have been checked out.
Most buildings were destroyed in the war.
Most of the buildings were destroyed in the war.
Some people have done this before.
Some of the people have done this before.
In short, my question is that does "of the" alter the meaning?
All books have been checked out.
All of the books have been checked out.
Most buildings were destroyed in the war.
Most of the buildings were destroyed in the war.
Some people have done this before.
Some of the people have done this before.
In short, my question is that does "of the" alter the meaning?
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Anonymous What's the difference of the following sentences? All books have been checked out. All of the books have been checked out.
- Anonymous What's the difference of the following sentences?
- All books have been checked out.
- All of the books have been checked out.
- Most buildings were destroyed in the war.
- Most of the buildings were destroyed in the war.
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AnonymousWhat's the difference of the following sentences?
All books have been checked out.
All of the books have been checked out.
Most buildings were destroyed in the war.
Most of the buildings were destroyed in the war.
Some people have done this before.
Some of the people have done this b
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That means "All of books", "Most of building" and "Some of people" are grammatically correct?
They sound weird to me.
They sound weird to me.
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That means "All of books", "Most of building" and "Some of people" are grammatically correct?
They sound weird to me.
Those are not correct. All of the books. Most of the building, etc.,
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So, that means I can either say "All books" or "All of the books"; "Most buildings" or "Most of the buildings" etc?
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AnonymousSo, that means I can either say "All books" or "All of the books"; "Most buildings" or "Most of the buildings" etc?Hi Anon,
Sorry! I replied to you in haste and did not offer any specificity. Here are the phrases that I would use:
1. All - 'All books', 'All the books', 'All of the books'
2. Most - 'Most books'
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