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10-02-2010, 01:06 PM
All & Whole
These words often have the same meaning, but they are used differently
.
With the definite article
All comes before the definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): All the time
Whole comes after the definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): The whole time
With a possessive adjective:
All comes before a possessive adjective (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/possessive-adjective.html): All my life
Whole comes after a possessive adjective (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/possessive-adjective.html): My whole life
With a singular noun:
Whole can only be used after a definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): The whole country
(not 'Whole country')
With Plural Nouns:
They have different meanings:
All exams were affected. = Every exam was affected.
Whole exams were affected. = This doesn't mean that every exam was affected, but that some were affected completely.
With uncountable nouns
:
We generally use all. We can say 'the whole of the' before an uncountable noun
.
These words often have the same meaning, but they are used differently
.
With the definite article
All comes before the definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): All the time
Whole comes after the definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): The whole time
With a possessive adjective:
All comes before a possessive adjective (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/possessive-adjective.html): All my life
Whole comes after a possessive adjective (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/possessive-adjective.html): My whole life
With a singular noun:
Whole can only be used after a definite article (http://www.saudienglish.net/glossary/definite-article.html): The whole country
(not 'Whole country')
With Plural Nouns:
They have different meanings:
All exams were affected. = Every exam was affected.
Whole exams were affected. = This doesn't mean that every exam was affected, but that some were affected completely.
With uncountable nouns
:
We generally use all. We can say 'the whole of the' before an uncountable noun
.