Difference between most people and most of people.
In general, if you are talking about a large, general group, you should use most.
Most people know how to ride a bike. Most doctors earn a lot of money. |
If you are talking about a smaller, more specific group, you should use most of.
Most of the people in this neighborhood are married. Most of the doctors at this hospital earn a lot of money. |
Grammatically, most is not followed by a determiner (a, the, this, etc.); you should use most of. If no determiner is used, just use most.
Most of people like chocolate. (no determiner, so don’t use of) I like most of fruits. (no determiner, so don’t use of) Most of my friends like movies. (my is a determiner, so you should use of) |
I want to see most of the movies playing at the theater right now. (the is a determiner, so you should use of)
Of course, there are always exceptions:
If you are talking about a specific country or region , use most of.
Most of Africa is very hot. Most of Europe uses the euro. |
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