Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Common English Errors in HK (2)

Many of friends came to see her off at the airport. (Wrong)

Many friends came to see her off at the airport.
Many of her friends came to see her off at the airport.

'Many of' is only used when followed by a definite group, some of whom are not included in the 'many'. When simply followed by a noun, 'many' does not take 'of'.

No comments: