Most things vs. most of the things

[ronaldo]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #57 "Chit Chat: At the pub", question 8

Deborah: Believe me — he's a really wonderful dog and can do ......... things that people do.

(a) much
(b) more
(c) most
(d) lots

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #57 "Chit Chat: At the pub", answer 8

Deborah: Believe me — he's a really wonderful dog and can do most things that people do.

Correct answer: (c) most

Your answer was: incorrect
Deborah: Believe me — he's a really wonderful dog and can do much things that people do.
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Isn't MOST goes after THE?? Kindly advise. Thanks.

[Torsten]

Hi Ronaldo, please take a look at the following combinations:

He can do most of the things people do.
He can do many things people do.

TOEIC listening, photographs: At the packing station

[Mister Micawber]

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The precedes most when we are using superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs: the most happily married man, the most intelligent woman, etc.

Here however, most = the greater number of + noun: most things are expensive, most people are kind, etc.

Another way used for specific nouns, as Torsten has indicated, is most of the + noun: most of the things here are expensive, most of the people in America are kind.

In any case, much will not work with countable nouns like things; it is used for uncountables: much labour is repetitive, much of the labour at our office is repetitive.
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[Misskhan]

[Tufelki2]

[Couponhomme]

most of the people like to drink cofee. (CORRECT=Most people like to drink coffee [people in general, no "of the"])

most of the people like raining season... (CORRECT=Most people like the rainy season [people in general, no "of the"])

most of the things are very expensive at this shop/in this shopping mall. CORRECT (although I would write "Most of the things in this shop/mall are very expensive).

most of the things are really very beautiful of this show room. CORRECT (although I would write "Most of the things in this show room are very beautiful").

When you are being specific, use THE. Another reason to use this is because it is the noun in the prepositional phrase after "Most" that determines the verb: You can say "Most of the items WERE stolen ('were' goes with 'items', which is plural). OR you can say "Most of the money WAS stolen (money is noncoount).

Does that help?

[Wanderer]

Most means very many or much while most of means a great deal or number of.
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[Pappu]

Hai friends,
good eve to every body..
Most of the days I cant read forums continuously.
So I have more breaks in forum reading and have much ideas to write forums.
The most popular persons was am I?
Its all correct..and I want more sentences for the use of much and more

[Lourdes]

oh! my goodness now I'm the most confused with all the explanations about "most of the" or only "most" Please coaches tell me if Couponhomme's explanation is correct or which one is the correct, thank you.

[Alan]

Hi Lourdes,

Let's start again.

Most people think that driving after drinking alcohol is dangerous.

This means that the majority of people (in general) think this.

Most of the people in this room are over thirty years old.

This means the majority of the people in this room (not in general - just those people) are over thirty years old.

Any better?

Alan
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[Lourdes]

Hi Alan:

Thank you it is clearer so far. Excellent explanation!!!

[Couponhomme]

Lourdes,
I wouldn't have given you an incorrect answer. :(

[Newhinge]

Hello Alan, I am wondering why I can't use the word LOTS in the test 57 , HE CAN DO LOTS THINGS THAT PEAPLE DO. may you please explain it ? thank you
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[Newhinge]

Hello Alan, I am wondering why I can't use the word LOTS in the test 57 , HE CAN DO LOTS THINGS THAT PEAPLE DO. may you please explain it ? thank you
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[Newhinge]

Hello Alan, I am wondering why I can't use the word LOTS in the test 57 , HE CAN DO LOTS THINGS THAT PEAPLE DO. may you please explain it ? thank you
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