English quantifiers | ONE OF | SOME OF | MOST OF | ALL OF | NONE OF

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Your garden is superb......the flowers are beautiful.(all of or most of)

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Hi, yes I would say if the garden is superb then most of the flowers are beautiful!

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[@mariamkinen8036]

I do not make these mistakes due to having taught myself. I did think none needs plural. So now we know. Thx. ❣️

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[@sxlearningenglish1161]

Hi! Prof, Are these sentences correct? a. Your garden is superb. All of the flowers are beautiful. b. I bought a box of apples thinking it would be cheaper but I was mistaken. most of them were rotten. c. My father is healthy in his seventies but he feels isolated because all of his friends are dead now.

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Hi, yes great sentences! All of them are correct!

[@chandanjha2484]

Hi, I am from India. Our teachers have mostly taught us to use none of, either of with singular verbs, is it justified?

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Chandan, In formal styles, we use none of with a singular verb when it is the subject. However, in informal speaking, people often use plural verbs: None of that surprises me. Indeed, none of his novels is well shaped or well written. Either must be followed by of if we use it before the, these, those or possessives (my, your) with a plural noun. Hope that helps!

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[@hesamvazife5073]

Thanks . I've got another question 🙈 Please answer it .🙏👍 Can I omit the " OF " in these sentences ? Some of people love English . Some people love English . All of the cars are red . All the cars are red . Which of them should I use ? Are the meanings the same ? A Canadian teacher has told me that we can delete " of " , and the meaning is the same . Is he correct? Thanks for teaching us .

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Hi hesam, Some of THE people love English . Here we are talking about a specific group of people. Some people love English . Here we are talking about people in general. All of the cars are red . Here we are talking about a specific group of cars. All the cars are red . Here we are talking generally about the cars. Hope that helps! 🙏

[@leonnova6841]

"Alpacino has potrayed the most of my characters extremely well;still , the best, according to me , was the godfather." does this mean that he is the only one who performed his characters extremely well or he just performed majority of his characters well.Could you please help to figure out this as i am totally confused at this ?

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"Alpacino has portrayed most of my characters extremely well; still , the best, in my opinion , was the godfather." This means that Alpacino has performed the majority of his characters well. Hope that helps!

[@leonnova6841]

@@oxfordenglishnowThank you for the reply madam.does that also mean he did some flaws in some of his characters ? Right ?

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[@nguyencuong381]

Hi teacher, Can I use "no cities are perfect" instead of "no city is perfect". is there any difference?

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Hi Nguyen, yes that sounds fine to me!

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[@ahmedking407]

Excellent video, I have a question for a number of and the number of, is there a difference between them in the grammatical usage ?

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Hi Ahmed, thanks for the comment. As for your question, "a number of," would be referring to something more generally. For example, " A number of people were injured in the accident." Whereas, if you said, "the number of ..." it would be more specific. For example, " The number of people injured in the accident was small." I hope that helps!

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[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

Dear Prof, I was wondering if I might dare to ask you a question ? Would I have writen no cities are perfect ? Thank you

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Hi Andrea, of course you can ask questions! I ❤️ to help out my students. You could write, “No cities are perfect,” or “None of the cities are perfect.” Depending on the meaning you want to give. The first is a general statement about all cities whereas the second is specific to the cities you have already referred to. Hope that helps! 👍

[@Bikram.sah_18]

My father is healthy in his servetives but he feels isolated because..….......his father are dead.(all of , most of , none of , both of , some of )

[@oxfordenglishnow]

In the context of the sentence, the most appropriate option to complete it would be: "My father is healthy in his seventies, but he feels isolated because all of his friends are dead." Here’s why: "All of" fits best because it suggests that none of his friends are alive anymore, which would explain his feeling of isolation. The other options might not fit the context as well: "Most of" implies that many but not all of his friends have passed away, which might not fully explain his sense of isolation. "None of" is less natural in this context because it would imply no friends at all, which doesn't align well with the provided choices. "Both of" and "some of" don’t fit because they refer to fewer than all or involve only two items, which isn't suitable for the context of explaining isolation due to the death of friends.

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[@hesamvazife5073]

Hi ! Thank you so much . I've got a question. Can I say : (No cities are/is perfect)?

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Hi hesam, you would say, "No cities are perfect." Hope that helps! 🙏

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Hi teacher . Hope you're doing great. I have a question. I'll be very happy if you answer it. The question: Can I use " could " in the result clause of a hypothetical conditional sentence ? Or I have to use " would be able to " ? For example : ( it's the 2ND conditional) If I were a native English speaker , I could / would be able to speak English fluently . Which one is correct ? Please answer it 🙏it is so important to me . Thank you so much . Have a good day .

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Hi hesam, If I were a native English speaker , I would be able to speak English fluently . This is the correct sentence. Could doesn't work here. Hope that helps! 🙏

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[@soyluna8987]

oh you are great thaNk you SO much I 've got a question please :Can we use these expressions in both affirmative and negative sentences especially some of?

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Hi soy, which expressions are you thinking of ?

[@irvanalhaq7324]

Dear prof. Can we use "some of the" with singular countable noun? Irvan, from Indonesia.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Irvanal, You would use some of with a plural countable noun. For example: some of the apples. But it does not work with a singular countable. So you could not say: some of the apple. Hope that helps!

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[@lifelonglearner1598]

Hi Prof, what is the difference in meaning between "None of the paintings is/are modern." Thank you! 😊

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Hi Christy, In formal styles, we use none of with a singular verb when it is the subject. However, in informal speaking, people often use plural verbs: None of that surprises me. Indeed, none of his novels is well shaped or well written. None of the products have been tested on animals and all the bottles are recyclable. (informal) Hope that helps!

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[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

Dear prof, you did say : none of my students are ( informal style) or is ( formal Style ) so both are correct . In case of : not one of my students are , is or both? Thank you. A

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Not one of my students is .... is correct and not, "Not one of my students are..." The difference with none is that sometimes none can mean "not one" and is then singular or "not any" and then would require a plural verb. For none, if we mean "none of them" we use a plural verb and if we mean "none of it" we use a singular verb. This is a very tricky area of grammar that even experts in the field disagree on. Hope that helps....

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[@justkiddying-m9o]

Good day! I would like to ask why 'none of' can be used with both singular and plural verb.. :)) Thank you!

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Hi Franchesca, In formal styles, we use none of with a singular verb when it is the subject. However, in informal speaking people often use plural verbs. None of that surprises me. Indeed, none of his novels is well shaped or well written. None of the products have been tested on animals and all the bottles are recyclable. (informal) Hope that helps!

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[@mhirtomas198]

You can't say one of the water are full, but i think we could say one of the glass of water is full. Is it correct? Thank you

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Hi Mhir, No, you can't say of the water are full, but you can say one of the glassES of water is full. Hope that helps! 🙏🏻

[@mhirtomas198]

Hihihu thanks . I think i must review the verb agreement because I'm still confused about it.

[@farissyauqi8895]

Excuse me, i want to ask you something. Each of + plural nouns + is/was Is it correct?

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Faris, You are correct! When we use each of with a plural noun as subject, it’s normally followed by a singular verb: Each of the buildings is surrounded by high metal fencing. Each of the horses has won major international races. Hope that helps! 🙏

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[@MsEduguerra]

At 1:23 you wrote ''blone'' instead of ''blonde''

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Hi Eduardo, well spotted... you are right... my mistake... it should read blonde. Thanks for pointing it out. 👍

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[@andreagiraldomdphd.8376]

Dear Prof in this example, Neither this girl nor that boy has passed HIS examen Neither this girl nor that boy has passed THEIR examen I know the rule : The verb is closed to the subject after "nor" and The pronoun too ?

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Hi Andrea, wow.. tricky question! I have done some research and found out that the pronoun should agree with the closer antecedent. For example, Neither Sue or Harry will bring HIS basketball to practice. (From website www.scf.edu)

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