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Most and Most of
1. most + noun
We can use most before a noun phrase as a determiner. We do not generally use of when there is no other deterniner (e.g. article or possessive).
Most cheese is made from cow's milk. (NOT Most of cheese...)
Most Swiss people undersatnd French. (NOT Most of Swiss people....)
However, most of can be used without a following determiner in a few cases --- for instance, before personal and geographical names.
The Romans conquered most of England.
the is not used when there is no comparison, and most simply means "the majority of".
Most children like ice-cream. (NOT The most children....)
2. most of + deterniner/pronoun
Before determiners (e.g. a, the, my, this) and pronouns, we use most of.
He's eaten two pizzas and most of a cold chicken.
You've got most of the bed, as usual.
Most of the people here know each other.
Most of my friends live abroad. (NOT Most my friends...)
She's eaten most of that cake.
Most of us thought he was wrong.
3. most without a noun
We can drop a noun after most if the meaning is clear.
Some people had difficulty with the lecture, but most understood.
Ann and Robby found a lot of blackberries, but Susan found the most.
4. most meaning "very"
Most can be used before adjectives to mean "very" in evaluating expressions, especially in a formal style.
That is most kind of you.
Thank you for a most interesting afternoon.
The experience was most distressing.
5. superlative adjectives and adverbs
most of ,all of用法小议
most of ,all of +名词单数,复数,不可数名词
example:
Most of the book is written by me.
most of my books
all good book "all"修饰good
all the book 整个这本书
all the books 所有的书
all/both/half 可以用all/both/half/+限定词+n其他如many some each.都不可以。都要遵从 不定代词+of+限定词+n的形式,其中of+限定词可以同时出现或者消失。
about a word --all:
all refers to three or more items. Compare:
I'll take all three shirts, please.
I'll tale both shirts. (Not ... all two shirts)
2. subject, object or complement:
all can be the subject, object or complement of a sentence.
All that maters is to be happy.
I gave here all she asked for.
that's all.
3. all with nouns and pronouns:
all can modify a noun or pronoun. Two positions are possible:
with the noun or pronoun:
All (of) the people were singing.
I haven't read all of it.
Give my love to them all.
4. all with adjectives, adverbs etc:
all can be used to emphasise some adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions.
You're all wet.
I was all alone.
I looked all round, but I couldn't see anything.
Tell me all about your holiday.
It's all because of you.
5. all, everybody:
We do not normally use all to mean "everybody". Compare:
All the people stood up.
Everybody stood up. (Not All stood up.)
6. all and everything:
all can mean "everything", but usually only in the structure "all + relative clause ( all that...). Compare:
All (that) I have is yours.
everything is yours. ( Not All is yours)
She lost all she owned.
She lost everything. (Not She lost all.)
this structure often has a rather negative meaning, expressing ideas like "nothing more" or "the only thing(s)".
This is all i've got.
All I want is a place to sit down.
All that happened was that he went to sleep.
Note also That's all (= "It's finished"; "There's no more").
7. all and all of:
all (of) can modify nouns and pronouns.
before a noun with a determiner (for example the , my , this), all and all of are both possible.
She's eaten all (of) the cake.
All (of) my friends like riding.
Before a noun with no determiner, we do not normally use of.
All children can be difficult. (Not All of children...)
8. all of + personal pronoun
with personal pronouns, we use all of + object form
All of us/you/them can be the subject or object of a clause.
All of us can come tomorrow. (Not All we...)
She's invited all of you.
Mary sent all of them her love.
9. pronoun + all
we can put all after pronouns used as objects.
She's invited you all.
Mary sent her love to them all.
I've made us all something to eat.
This does not happen with complement pronouns or in short answers.
Is that all of them? (Not Is that them all?)
Who did you invite? All of them. (Not Them all )
All can follow a subject pronoun (e.g. They all went home), but in this case it belongs grammatically with the verb and may be separated from the pronoun (e.g. They have all gone home).
10. types of noun
all is used mostly before uncountable and plural nouns.
all the water
all my friends
However, all can be used before some singular countable nouns referring to things that can naturally be divided into parts.
all that week
all my family
all the way.
with other singular countable nouns, it is more natural to use whole (e.g. the whole story)
11. negative verbs
it is not very common to use all + noun as the subject of a negative verb (e.g. All Americans don't like hamburgers). We more often use not all + noun + affirmative verb.
Not all Americans like hamburgers.
Note the difference between not all and no. Compare:
Not all birds can fly.
No birds can play chess.
12. leaving out the
it is sometimes possible to drop the after all (e.g. all day, all three brothers)
13. all: with verbs
when all refers to the subject of a clause, it can go with the verb, in "mid-position" (like some adverbs)
auxiliary verb + all
am/are/is/was/were + all
We can all swim.
The guests have all arrived.
Those apples were all bad.
all + other verb
My family all work in education.
They all liked the soup.
Note that these meanings can also be expressed by using all (of) + noun/pronoun as the subject.
All of us can swim.
All (of) the guests have arrived.
14. all and every
all and every can both be used to talk about people or things in general, or about all the members of a group. There is little difference of meaning; every often suggests "without exception". The two words are used in different structures.
every is used with a singular noun. To give the same meaning, all is used with a plural noun. Compare:
every + singular
every child needs love. (Not all child needs love)
every light was out.
all + plural
All children need love.
All the lights were out.
we can use all, but not mormally every, with certain determiners (articles, possessives or demonstratives). Compare:
all + determiner + plural
All the lights were out.
I've written to all my friends.
every + singlular
every light was out. (Not the every light...)
I've written to every friend I have. (Not every my friend/my every friend)
15. all and whole
all (of) and whole can both be used with singular nouns to mean "complete", "every part of ". The word order is different.
determiner + whole + noun
all (of) + determiner + noun
Sam spent the whole week at home.
Sam spent all (of) the week at home.
my whole life
all (of ) my life.
All is not generally used before indefinite articles.
She's eaten a whole loaf. (Not .... all a loaf)
with plural nouns, all and whole have different meanings. all is like every; whole means "complete", "entire". Compare:
All Indian tribes suffered from white settlement in America. (= every Indian tribe suffered....)
Whole Indian tribes were killed off. (= Complete tribes were killed off; nobody was left alive in these tribes.)
about "most":
1. most + noun.
we can use "most" before a noun phrase as a deterniner. we do not generally use "of" when there is no other deterniner (e.g. article or possessive).
1-1. Most cheese is made from cow's milk. (Not Most of cheese...)
1-2. Most Swiss people understand French. (Not Most of Swiss people...)
However, "most of " can be used without a following determiner in a few cases - for instance, before personal and geographical names.
1-3. Most of George seemed to be covered with hair.
1-4. The Romans conquered most of England.
2. most of + determiner/pronoun
before determiners (e.g. a,the,my,this) and pronouns, we use "most of"
2-1. He's eaten two pizzas and most of a cold chicken.
2-2. You've got most of the bed, as usual.
2-3. Most of the people here know each other.
2-4. Most of my friends live abroad. (Not Most my friends)
2-5. She's eaten most of that cake.
2-6. Most of us thought he was wrong.
3. "most" without a noun
We can drop a noun after "most" if the meaning is clear.
3-1. Some people had difficulty with the leture, but most understood.
3-2. Ann and Robby found a lot of blackberries, but Susan found the most.
4. superlative adjectives and adverbs
(The) most is used to make the superlative forms of longer adjectives and most adverbs.
4-1. Which car goes fastest?
4-2. the most beautiful girl.
5. "most" meaning "very"
"Most" can be used before adjectives to mean "very" in evaluating expressions, especially in a formal style.
5-1. That is most kind of you.
5-2. Thank you for a most interesting afternoon.
5-3. The experience was most distressing
about "total", the word "tatal" can be an adjective, noun and verb. when "total" is an adjective. tatal + non-countable noun
1
[usually before noun]complete, or as great as is possible
total failure/disaster The sales campaign was a total disaster.a total ban on cigarette advertisingHe looked at her with a total lack of comprehension.a sport that demands total commitment
2
total number/amount/cost etc
the number, amount etc that is the total
total sales of 200,000 per year Her total income was $10,000 a year.
when "total" is a noun.
[countable]
1
the final number or amount of things, people etc when everything has been counted
That's $7 and $3.50, so the total is $10.50.
a total of 20/100 etc
A total of thirteen meetings were held to discuss the issue.
in total
There were probably about 40 people there in total.
the sum total (=the whole of an amount when everything is considered together)
2
grand total
a) the final total, including all the totals added together
b) used humorously when you think the final total is small
I earned a grand total of $4.15. |
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