Unit 80: all / most / some / any / no / none

Master quantifiers with general and specific nouns

A. General vs Specific

General (no the)
• Children like playing. (= children in general)
• Money isn't everything. (= money in general)
• I enjoy reading books.
• Everybody needs friends.
Specific (with the/this/my etc.)
• Where are the children? (= our children)
• I want to buy a car but I haven't got the money.
• Have you read these books?
• I often go out with my friends.

B. most / some / any / no + noun

all

all cities

most

most children

some

some books

any

any money

no

no friends

• Most children like playing. (= children in general)
• I don't want any money.
• Some books are better than others.
• He's got no friends.
• All cities have the same problems.

Do not use of in these sentences:

• Most people drive too fast. (not 'Most of people')
• Some birds can't fly. (not 'Some of birds')

B. most of / some of / none of + the/this/my etc.

• Most of the children at this school are under 11 years old.
• I don't want any of this money.
• Some of these books are very old.
• None of my friends live near me.

We say all the ... / all my ... etc. (usually without of):

• All the students in our class passed the exam.
• Silvia has lived in London all her life.

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

• You can have some of this cake but not all of it.
• A: Do you know those people?
• B: Most of them, but not all of them.
• Some of us are going out tonight. Why don't you come with us?
• I've got a lot of books but I haven't read any of them.
• 'How many of these books have you read?' 'None of them.'

General vs Specific

Children are noisy. → The children are asleep.
I like music. → I like this music.

most / some / any / no + noun

Most cars are expensive. → Some cars are cheap.
I have no time. → Do you have any time?

most of / some of / none of + specific

Most of my friends live abroad. → None of my friends live here.
Some of the money is missing. → All the money is here.

all of it / most of them

I ate all of the cake. → I ate most of it.
None of us passed. → Some of us failed.

80.1 Complete the sentences. Use the word in brackets (some/most etc.)

  1. Most children like playing. (most)
  2. Some of this money is yours. (some)
  3. Some people never stop talking. (some)
  4. You can change your money in the city centre close at 6.30. (most)
  5. I don't like any of the pictures in the living room. (any)
  6. He's lost all his money. (all)
  7. None of my friends are married. (none)
  8. Do you know any of the people in this photograph? (any)
  9. Most birds can fly. (most)
  10. I enjoyed most of the film but I didn't like the ending. (most)
  11. Some sports are very dangerous. (some)
  12. We can't find anywhere to stay. All the hotels are full. (all)
  13. You must have some of this cheese. It's delicious. (some)
  14. The weather was bad when we were on holiday. It rained most of the time. (most)

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

10 people

1

4 boxes

2

6 men with hats

3

7 women sitting

4

5 people bends

5

$10 money

6

  1. How many of the people are women?
  2. How many of the boxes are on the table?
  3. How many of the men are wearing hats?
  4. How many of the windows are open?
  5. How many of the people are standing?
  6. How much of the money is Ben's?

80.3 Right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.

  1. Most of children like playing. Wrong
  2. All the students failed the exam.
  3. Some of people work too hard.
  4. Some of questions in the exam were very easy.
  5. I haven't seen any of these people before.
  6. All of insects have six legs.
  7. Have you read all these books?
  8. Most of students in our class are very nice.
  9. Most of my friends are going to the party.
  10. I'm very tired this morning – I was awake most of night.
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Interactive English Grammar • Unit 80 • Page 168-169