Form
| Word | Pattern | Example |
|---|
| all | all + plural / uncountable · all (of) the + noun · all + time word | All the students passed. He waited all morning. |
| whole | the / my / his + whole + singular noun | She ate the whole cake. He worked here his whole life. |
| every | every + singular noun + singular verb | Every student has a book. |
| each | each + singular noun · each of + plural noun + singular verb | Each of the students has a book. |
| both | two things | Both of my parents are teachers. |
| neither / none | neither = not one of two · none = not one of three or more | Neither of them was there. None of them knows. |
Use
- To talk about the total amount of something: everything, everyone, the complete group.
- all can go after the subject: We all went home. They have all gone.
- all and whole with time: all day = the whole day; all night = the whole night.
Watch out
- Don't mix them:
all of the whole cake → the whole cake / all (of) the cake. whole the day → the whole day. the all day → all day / the whole day.Every students are → Every student is.- One negative:
None of them don't know → None of them know.
En español
All = todo/todos, the whole = todo el/la (completo), every / each = cada, both = ambos, neither = ninguno de los dos, none = ninguno (de tres o más).
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