ALL / MOST / NO
ALL
- All refers to a whole group of people or things. It does not need to be followed by “the”.
Example: All phones have screens.
- Same goes for time expressions like all day, all night, week, all year, all summer.
Example: She studied all night and was very exhausted the next day.
- It is also used before an uncountable nouns.
Example: All food in their menu is salt-free.
- We normally use everybody or everyone instead of all people.
Example: Everyone wants to achieve their dreams. (All people want to achieve their dreams.)
MOST
- Most is used to talk about quantities, amounts, and degree. Most used with a noun means “the majority of”.
Example: Most tap water in the region is potable.
NO
- No is used right before a noun.
Example: She has got no place to go.
ALL OF / MOST OF / NONE OF
ALL OF
- All of is usually followed by pronouns: us, them, this, that, these, those, whom, and which.
Example: Die Hard, all of which stars Bruce Willis, is Jake’s favorite movie franchise.
- All or all of can be used with demonstrative pronouns this, that, these, those.
Examples:
All (of) this nonsense has to stop!
Are all (of) these food gluten-free?
MOST OF
- Most of with a noun is used to refer to the majority of a specific group of something.
Most of the people I work with here are very professional.
The climate of most of New York State is warm summers and cold winters.
NONE OF
- None of is used before the, this, that, my, your or pronouns.
Example:
None of the topics he studied for appeared on his test.
None of her friends like her boyfriend.
COMPARE
All vs All of
All babies are cute. (=all babies in general)
All of the babies in the nursery got sick because of a virus. (=specific group of babies)
Most vs Most of
Most families have their own problems. (=most families in general)
Most of the families who live on this street have two or more cars. (=specific group of families)