Unit 90. All, every and whole
Unit 90; Part A

We do not normally use all to mean everybody / everyone:
• Everybody enjoyed the party. (not All enjoyed)
But we say all of us/you/them (not everybody of...):
• All of us enjoyed the party. (not Everybody of us)
Unit 90; Part B

Sometimes you can use all or everything:
• I'll do all I can to help. or I'll do everything I can to help.
You can say 'all I can' / 'all you need' etc., but we do not normally use all alone:
• He thinks he knows everything. (not he knows all)
• Our holiday was a disaster. Everything went wrong. (not All went wrong) B
But you can say all about:
• He knows all about computers.
We also use all (not everything) to mean 'the only thing(s)':
• All I've eaten today is a sandwich. (= the only thing I've eaten today)
Unit 90; Part C

• Every seat in the theatre was taken.
• Everybody has arrived. (not have arrived)
But you can use they / them / their after everybody / everyone:
• Everybody said they enjoyed themselves. (= he or she enjoyed himself or herself)
Unit 90; Part D

Whole = complete, entire. Most often we use whole with singular nouns:
• Did you read the whole book? (= all the book, not just a part of it)
• Emily has lived her whole life in Scotland.
• I was so hungry, I ate a whole packet of biscuits. (= a complete packet)
We use the / my / her etc. before whole. Compare whole and all:
the whole book / all the book her whole life / all her life
We do not normally use whole with uncountable nouns. We say:
• I've spent all the money you gave me. (not the whole money)
Unit 90; Part E

We use every to say how often something happens (every day / every Monday / every ten minutes / every three weeks etc.):
• When we were on holiday, we went to the beach every day. (not all days)
• The bus service is excellent. There's a bus every ten minutes.
• We don't see each other very often - about every six months.
All day / the whole day = the complete day from beginning to end:
• We spent all day / the whole day on the beach.
• Dan was very quiet. He didn't say a word all evening / the wholeevening.
Note that we say all day (not all the day), all week (not allthe week) etc.
Compare all the time and every time:
• They never go out. They are at home all the time. (= always, continuously)
• Every time I see you, you look different. (= each time, on every occasion)
Exercises
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