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Nouns, articles & quantity · CEFR B1 · Independent
Add "of" only when the noun is a particular group — the, my, these, them. Without one of those, "of" is wrong.
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Some of the students were absent.
quantifier + of + the / my / these + noun
Question 1 of 1
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Example 1 of 1
Some of the students were absent.
After "some of" the noun needs "the", "my" or similar.
The shape
quantifier + of + the / my / these + noun
Talk about part of a group you have already named.
In Hindi
"of" तभी लगता है जब संज्ञा कोई ख़ास समूह हो — the, my, these। वरना "of" ग़लत है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Some of students were absent. | Some of the students were absent. After "some of" the noun needs "the", "my" or similar. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
some of the / most of my is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to nouns, articles & quantity. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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