All, whole, every, each. Flashcards
Use ALL after the noun it refers to.
Put ALL after the verb BE or AUXILIARY verb.
To make negative sentences, we use NOT ALL OF.
NOT ALL OF is different from NONE OF.
His songs all sound the same to me.
We all think Kunish’s working too hard.
They are all going to Athens next week.
You should all have three question papers.
Not all the seats were taken.
Not all of my cousins were at the wedding.
None of my cousins were at the wedding.
ALL and WHOLE:
Before singular countable nouns, use THE WHOLE.
ALL+day, week, month.
They weren’t able to stay for the whole concert.
After the fire, the whole city was covered in dust.
The whole/entire building was renovated.
All the towns had their electricity cut off. (every town in the area).
After the storm, whole towns were left without electricity.
We use EVERY:
with the words almost, virtually, etc.
before a number and plural noun.
before CHANCE, CONFIDENCE, HOPE, REASON, SYMPATHY.
events with repetition.
EACH:
before ONE,
As a pronoun.
Almost every visitor stopped and stared.
I go to the dentist every six months.
She has every chance of success. (complete chance).
I only had two suitcases, but each one weighted 20 kilos.
I asked many people and each gave the same answer.
