Unit 81 · Determiners and pronouns

all most some any no/none

Study

Compare:

children/money/books etc. (in general):	the children / the money / these books etc.:
Children like playing. (= children in general)	Where are the children? (= our children)
Money isn't everything. (= money in general)	I want to buy a car, but I don't have the money. (= the money for a car)
I enjoy reading books.	Have you read these books?
Everybody needs friends.	I often go out with my friends.

most / most of ... , some / some of ... etc.

most/some etc. + noun	most of/some of etc. + the/this/my ... etc.
all most some any no	cities children books money	all most some any none	(of)	the this/that ... these/those ... my/your... etc.

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Most children like playing. (= children in general)

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I don't want any money.

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Some books are better than others.

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He has no friends.

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All cities have the same problems. (= cities in general)

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Most of the children at this school are under 11 years old.

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I don't want any of this money.

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Some of these books are very old.

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None of my friends live near me.

Do not use of in these sentences:

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Most people drive too fast. (not Most of people)

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Some birds can't fly. (not Some of birds)

You can say all the ... or all of the ... (with or without of):

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All the students in our class passed the exam. (or All of the students ...)

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Amy has lived in London all her life. (or ... all of her life.)

all of it / most of them / none of us etc.

all most some any none

it them us you

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You can have some of this cake, but not all of it.

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a: Do you know those people? b: Most of them, but not all of them.

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Some of us are going out tonight. Why don't you come with us?

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I have a lot of books, but I haven't read any of them.

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'How many of these books have you read?' 'None of them.'

Exercises (3)

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81.1

Complete the sentences. Use the word in brackets (some/most etc.). Sometimes you need of (some of / most of etc.).

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children like playing. (most)example
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this money is yours. (some)example
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people never stop talking. (some)
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the shops in the city centre close at 6.30. (most)
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people have mobile phones these days. (most)
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I don't like the pictures in the living room. (any)
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He's lost his money. (all)
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my friends are married. (none)
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Do you know the people in this picture? (any)
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birds can fly. (most)
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I enjoyed the film, but I didn't like the ending. (most)
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sports are very dangerous. (some)
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We can't find anywhere to stay. the hotels are full. (all)
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You must have this cheese. It's delicious. (some)
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The weather was bad when we were on holiday. It rained the time. (most)

81.2

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use: all/most/some/none + of them / of it

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How many of the people are women? example
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How many of the boxes are on the table?
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How many of the men are wearing hats?
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How many of the windows are open?
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How many of the people are standing?
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How much of the money is Ben's?

81.3

Are these sentences OK? Correct the sentences that are wrong.

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1 Most of children like playing.
Most children like playing.example
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2 All the students failed the exam.
✓ 正确，无需修改example
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3 Some of people work too hard.
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4 Some of questions in the exam were very easy.
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5 I haven't seen any of those people before.
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6 All of insects have six legs.
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7 Have you read all these books?
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8 Most of students in our class are very nice.
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9 Most of my friends are going to the party.
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10 I'm very tired this morning - I was awake most of night.

children/money/books etc. (in general):	the children / the money / these books etc.:
Children like playing. (= children in general)	Where are the children? (= our children)
Money isn't everything. (= money in general)	I want to buy a car, but I don't have the money. (= the money for a car)
I enjoy reading books.	Have you read these books?
Everybody needs friends.	I often go out with my friends.