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Most, most of, half of, none of : parler d'une partie d'un groupe

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Most ou most of ?

C'est l'erreur la plus fréquente : on ne dit pas the most of people ni most of people.

FormeEmploiExemple
most + nom (sans the)la plupart, en généralMost people like music. Most teenagers have a phone.
most of + the / my / these + nomla plupart d'un groupe précisMost of the students in my class are 15.
most of + pronomla plupart d'entreMost of them live nearby. Most of us agree.

Les autres quantifieurs

AnglaisFrançaisExemple
all (of) thetous les, tout leAll (of) the shops were closed.
half (of) thela moitié deHalf (of) the class was absent.
some ofcertains de, une partie deSome of my friends are coming.
many of / a lot ofbeaucoup deMany of them were tired.
a few ofquelques-uns deA few of us stayed.
none ofaucun deNone of my friends came.
both (of)les deuxBoth (of) my parents work.
neither of / either ofaucun des deux / l'un ou l'autreNeither of them knows.

None of est négatif : pas de not dans la phrase (None of them didn't come). Avec all, both, half, le of est facultatif devant the / my, mais obligatoire devant un pronom : all of us, both of them.

Mise en situation : les résultats d'un sondage

Teacher : So, what did your survey show?
Alors, qu'a montré votre sondage ?
Sophie : Most of the students in our school have a smartphone. Half of them use it more than four hours a day!
La plupart des élèves de notre lycée ont un smartphone. La moitié d'entre eux l'utilisent plus de quatre heures par jour !
Teacher : And did anyone not have one?
Et est-ce que certains n'en avaient pas ?
Sophie : A few of them. But none of the people we asked wanted to live without it.
Quelques-uns. Mais aucune des personnes interrogées ne voulait s'en passer.

À retenir

  • most + nom (en général) ; most of the + nom (groupe précis) ; jamais the most of.
  • half of, some of, a few of, none of, both of + the / my / pronom.
  • None of = aucun : pas de not.
  • of obligatoire devant un pronom : all of us, both of them.

Exercice 1 : Most, most of, none of : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « La plupart des gens aiment la musique. » (en général)
    1. The most of people like music.
    2. Most people like music.
    3. Most of people like music.
  2. « La plupart des élèves de ma classe ont 15 ans. »
    1. Most of the students in my class are 15.
    2. Most the students in my class are 15.
    3. The most students of my class are 15.
  3. « La plupart d'entre eux habitent près d'ici. »
    1. Most of them live nearby.
    2. Most them live nearby.
    3. The most of them live nearby.
  4. « Aucun de mes amis n'est venu. »
    1. None of my friends didn't come.
    2. None of my friends came.
    3. No of my friends came.
  5. « La moitié de la classe était absente. »
    1. The half of class was absent.
    2. Half the class was absent.
    3. Half of class was absent.
  6. « Mes deux parents travaillent. »
    1. My both parents work.
    2. The both my parents work.
    3. Both my parents work.
  7. « Nous tous »
    1. us all of
    2. all of us
    3. all us
  8. « Quelques-uns d'entre nous sont restés. »
    1. Few of we stayed.
    2. A few us stayed.
    3. A few of us stayed.
  9. « Aucun des deux ne sait. »
    1. Neither of them knows.
    2. Both of them don't know.
    3. None of them two knows.
  10. « Certains de mes amis viennent. »
    1. Some of my friends are coming.
    2. Certain of my friends are coming.
    3. Some my friends are coming.

Exercice 2 : Most, most of, none of : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. .......................... people have a mobile phone. (la plupart, en général)
  2. Most .......................... the students passed the exam.
  3. .......................... of my friends likes rap. (aucun)
  4. .......................... of the cake is gone. (la moitié)
  5. .......................... of my sisters live in London. (les deux)
  6. All .......................... us were tired. (nous tous)
  7. A .......................... of them stayed late. (quelques-uns)
  8. .......................... of the questions were difficult. (certaines)
  9. .......................... of my parents speaks English. (aucun des deux)
  10. Most of .......................... agreed. (eux)

Exercice 3 : Most, most of, none of : mise en situation

  1. Tu dis que la plupart des ados ont un smartphone.
    1. Most of teenagers have a smartphone.
    2. Most teenagers have a smartphone.
    3. The most of teenagers have a smartphone.
  2. Tu dis que la plupart des élèves de ta classe font du sport.
    1. Most of the students in my class do sport.
    2. Most the students in my class do sport.
    3. The most students in my class do sport.
  3. Tu dis qu'aucun de tes amis n'est venu.
    1. None of my friends came.
    2. No one of my friends came.
    3. None of my friends didn't come.
  4. Tu dis que la moitié de la classe est malade.
    1. Half of class is ill.
    2. The half of the class is ill.
    3. Half the class is ill.
  5. Tu dis que tes deux frères jouent au rugby.
    1. Both my brothers play rugby.
    2. My both brothers play rugby.
    3. The both my brothers play rugby.
  6. Tu dis que vous étiez tous fatigués.
    1. Us all of were tired.
    2. All us were tired.
    3. All of us were tired.
  7. Tu dis que quelques-uns d'entre eux sont restés.
    1. A few of them stayed.
    2. A few them stayed.
    3. Few of they stayed.
  8. Tu dis qu'aucun de tes deux parents ne parle espagnol.
    1. Both my parents don't speak Spanish.
    2. Neither of my parents speaks Spanish.
    3. None of my two parents speak Spanish.
  9. Tu présentes le résultat : la plupart d'entre eux sont d'accord.
    1. Most them agree.
    2. Most of them agree.
    3. The most of them agree.
  10. Tu dis que certaines questions étaient difficiles.
    1. Some of the questions were difficult.
    2. Certain of questions were difficult.
    3. Some the questions were difficult.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) Most people like music. · 2. a) Most of the students in my class are 15. · 3. a) Most of them live nearby. · 4. b) None of my friends came. · 5. b) Half the class was absent. · 6. c) Both my parents work. · 7. b) all of us · 8. c) A few of us stayed. · 9. a) Neither of them knows. · 10. a) Some of my friends are coming.

Exercice 2

1. Most · 2. of · 3. None · 4. Half · 5. Both · 6. of · 7. few · 8. Some · 9. Neither · 10. them

Exercice 3

1. b) Most teenagers have a smartphone. · 2. a) Most of the students in my class do sport. · 3. a) None of my friends came. · 4. c) Half the class is ill. · 5. a) Both my brothers play rugby. · 6. c) All of us were tired. · 7. a) A few of them stayed. · 8. b) Neither of my parents speaks Spanish. · 9. b) Most of them agree. · 10. a) Some of the questions were difficult.