2.196 only with specific determiners

Some of these quantifiers can be linked by 'of' only to noun groups that begin with a specific determiner such as 'the', 'these', or 'my'. A pronoun such as 'us', 'them' or 'these' can also be used after 'of'.

• Nearly all of the increase has been caused by inflation.
• Part of the farm lay close to the river bank.
• Only a few of the attackers were armed.

Here is a list of quantifiers usually or always used with noun groups beginning with specific determiners:

• all of, another of, any of, both of, certain of, each of, either of, enough of, few of, fewer of, less of, little of, many of, more of, most of, much of, neither of, none of, one of, part of, several of, some of, various of, --- , a few of, a little of, a good many of, a great many of, --- , the remainder of, the rest of, the whole of

All other quantifiers can be used with noun groups beginning with either specific or general determiners.