In this sentence could be better ‘Most of the people in Switzerland’? I’d use the article ‘the’ before people since it’s specifyng a group of people, the Swiss people
Thanks for participating! Yeah, I take your point as the difference between «things or people in general» and «things or people in particular» is not always clear, yet the sense is «Swiss people in general».
I recommend you should study the use of «the» when we mean particular things or people. Why not have a look at «English Grammar in Use» by Raymond Murphy?
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4. Most people in Switzerland can speak French.
In this sentence could be better ‘Most of the people in Switzerland’? I’d use the article ‘the’ before people since it’s specifyng a group of people, the Swiss people
Hello,
Thanks for participating! Yeah, I take your point as the difference between «things or people in general» and «things or people in particular» is not always clear, yet the sense is «Swiss people in general».
I recommend you should study the use of «the» when we mean particular things or people. Why not have a look at «English Grammar in Use» by Raymond Murphy?
Anyway, I hope you understand my explanation.
Regards,
Pilar