What's the difference in meaning between "many" and "many of"?
Is there a difference in meaning between "many" and "many of"? and if so what is it?
For example, if I say "many of them are confined" ("them" representing children), does that mean in a group of children, many are confined? Or does it mean many children are confined?
Is it the same for "a few of them"?
And what about these sentences:
Many of these. -->Many among these? Or a number of these?
Many of these people. --> Many among these people?
Many of her paintings. --> Many paintings among all of her paintings?
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Eren8hisfather For example, if I say "many of them are confined" ("them" representing children), does that mean in a group of children, many are confined? Yes, "many of" means a significant proportion of . Eren8hisfather Is it the same for "a few of them"?
- Eren8hisfather For example, if I say "many of them are confined" ("them" representing children), does that mean in a group of children, many are confined?
- Yes, "many of" means a significant proportion of .
- Eren8hisfather Is it the same for "a few of them"?
- Yes, "a few of" means a small proportion of .
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Eren8hisfatherFor example, if I say "many of them are confined" ("them" representing children), does that mean in a group of children, many are confined?
Yes, "many of" means a significant proportion of.
Eren8hisfatherIs it the same for "a few of them"?
Yes, "a few of" means a small proportion of.
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