Aikuzo3
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One book says:
"Plural Nouns Follow "of the" Expressions"
"Use a plural noun after expressions such as one of the, all of the, each of the, and so on."
Eg. One "of the" anthropoligists in the twentieth century was Louis Leakey.
So, when I read this, I assume on all "off the" sentences... I must "only" use plural nouns... and it made sense because the noun after "of the" has to be atleast two or more. (Not one/singular noun)
But, I'm reading another book(Blue Book of Grammar) where it says things like:
"All of the pie is gone"
"Some of the pie is gone"
I don't get why they use "All of the" when the "pie" is only singular. It made sense to me if it says "All 'pieces' of the pie are gone." Same with "some" - pie is singular so it's not making sense to me. I heard "some" can only be used in plural nouns. It's like saying "Some of the guy/person is walking."
Could anyone explain these to me, thanks.
"Plural Nouns Follow "of the" Expressions"
"Use a plural noun after expressions such as one of the, all of the, each of the, and so on."
Eg. One "of the" anthropoligists in the twentieth century was Louis Leakey.
So, when I read this, I assume on all "off the" sentences... I must "only" use plural nouns... and it made sense because the noun after "of the" has to be atleast two or more. (Not one/singular noun)
But, I'm reading another book(Blue Book of Grammar) where it says things like:
"All of the pie is gone"
"Some of the pie is gone"
I don't get why they use "All of the" when the "pie" is only singular. It made sense to me if it says "All 'pieces' of the pie are gone." Same with "some" - pie is singular so it's not making sense to me. I heard "some" can only be used in plural nouns. It's like saying "Some of the guy/person is walking."
Could anyone explain these to me, thanks.