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Unit

81 all most some any no/none

A Compare:

children/money/books etc. (in general): the children / the money / these books etc. :

Children like playing. Where are the children?
(= children in general) (= our children)
Money isn’t everything. I want to buy a car, but I don’t have
(= money in general) the money. (= the money for a car)
I enjoy reading books. Have you read these books?
Everybody needs friends. I often go out with my friends.

B most / most of … , some / some of … etc.

all most some any no / none / not + any

most/some etc. + noun most of/some of etc. + the/this/my … etc.

all all (of) the …
most cities most
some of children some this/that …
these/those …
books
any money any of my/your… etc.
no none

Most children like playing. Most of the children at this school
(= children in general) are under 11 years old.

I don’t want any money. I don’t want any of this money.
Some books are better than others. Some of these books are very old.
He has no friends. None of my friends live near me.
All cities have the same problems. You can say all the … or all of the … (with or

(= cities in general)
without of):
Do not use of in these sentences: All the students in our class passed
Most people drive too fast. the exam. (or All of the students …)
(not Most of people) Amy has lived in London all her life.

Some birds can’t fly. (or… all of her life.)
(not Some of birds)

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

all You can have some of this cake, but not all of it.

most it A: Do you know those people?
some of them B: Most of them, but not all of them.
us
any Some of us are going out tonight. Why don’t you come with us?
you I have a lot of books, but I haven’t read any of them.
none
‘How many of these books have you read?’ ‘None of them.’

the … (children / the children etc.) ➜ Unit 72 some and any ➜ Unit 76 no/none/any ➜ Unit 77
all and every ➜ Unit 80