Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Most the or Most of the ???
Please look at the following question.
"____ endangered species may not be protected from the hazards from human activities"
A) Most the B) Most of C) Almost all of D) Almost all the
I'm sorry. I don't know what option is the correct answer. Could you teach me what is the correct answer? I guess A)Most the is the correct answer,but
[Q1]
After "each of", "one of","most of","Almost all of" , do I have to write "the"?
[Q2]
For "each of the people", "one of the people", " most of the people", "Almost all of the people", can I omit "of"?
Thank you for your answers in advance.
"____ endangered species may not be protected from the hazards from human activities"
A) Most the B) Most of C) Almost all of D) Almost all the
I'm sorry. I don't know what option is the correct answer. Could you teach me what is the correct answer? I guess A)Most the is the correct answer,but
[Q1]
After "each of", "one of","most of","Almost all of" , do I have to write "the"?
[Q2]
For "each of the people", "one of the people", " most of the people", "Almost all of the people", can I omit "of"?
Thank you for your answers in advance.
Top answer
"most the" isn't possible so you can rule out A straight away. You should say "most endangered species" or " almost all (the) endangered species". Q1) Usually but not always.
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"most the" isn't possible so you can rule out A straight away. You should say "most endangered species" or " almost all (the) endangered species".
Q1) Usually but not always.
Q2) You can omit "of" in "almost all (of) the people". All the others need it.
Q1) Usually but not always.
Q2) You can omit "of" in "almost all (of) the people". All the others need it.
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It is a little difficult for me. I think I need to study for it more. Thank you so much for your answer,Mr.Ivanhr
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Don't worry about it. These are tricky grammar points. "most", unlike "all", cannot be used as a predeterminer, and as a consequence, "most the" isn't possible.
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