Sep 29, 2022 · In terms of agreement, "majority" is a borderline case. Generally, there is plural override, but singular agreement can occur when the determiner is "a", as in "A large majority …

Sep 29, 2022 · Traditionally, 'majority' is only used with countable nouns (cars, people etc), whereas you could use 'most' for non-countable nouns (eg "most of the water spilt"). However, …

Sep 20, 2020 · The majority ________ that the country can progress under able leadership. Either believe or believes should be used. As far as I know majority goes with both singular and …

Here, the majority is contrasted with the minority, and this probably makes the nouns "definite": we are all accustomed to groups of people being divided into a majority and a minority on …

Oct 6, 2022 · For the first pie chart I can definitely say: The majority of students in the class are between 30 and 35. What about the second pie chart? In the second pie chart the largest …

" Most + noun " and " Most of the + noun " are often interchangeable. " most " means " the majority " so we can render " most ' as " the majority of (the) + noun ". There is a difference …

So, I want to know if it exists in English and if it would mean what I want to convey which is "for the sake of the majority of people". I have also searched for a phrase to indicate that meaning …

Nov 22, 2022 · The majority of people on buses are rather patient. [generality, on buses] English is quite tricky but one thing is pretty certain. "x of the y" is specific whereas "x of y plural noun" …

Mar 10, 2017 · When you say most people or most books you are speaking in general terms about the majority of people (in a country, in the world) and the majority of books (eg. are soft …

Jun 1, 2020 · Majority of the dictionaries mention these words as synonyms. If there is a difference between them can somebody explain it in a simple way? Some of the example …