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Another use for the definite
article the happens when
you are writing
or talking about part of a group
or unit.
In this
situation, a quantifier
with of is used before the
and a noun
(which may be either a singular or plural
countable noun or an
uncountable noun).
Examples:
One
of the
students in our class is from Qatar.
*****
Some of the cheese that we bought smells terrible!
*****
Most of the people at the meeting were bored.
*****
Many of the questions in the test were really easy.
*****
Can you eat more of
the pie?
*****
Several of the apples in the bowl are rotten.
*****
Part of the apple that you gave me has turned brown.
*****
Much of the water in that stream comes from melted snow.
*****
I was able to watch more
of the game
than I expected.
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Special Notes:
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Use the
with of, but do not use the without
of:
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not this: |
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Most
of people were bored. |
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not this: |
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Most
the people were bored. |
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but this: |
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Most
of the people were bored. |
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or this: |
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Most people were
bored. |
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not this: |
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Some
of cheese smells terrible! |
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not this: |
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Some
the cheese smells terrible! |
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but this: |
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Some
of the cheese smells terrible! |
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or this: |
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Some cheese smells
terrible! |
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| 2. |
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Notice another change when
one is used, but
not of the:
One of the students in our class is from Qatar.
One student
in our class is from Qatar.
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