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Contents overview all and wholeDeterminers: Quantifiers150 all and whole1pronunciation2word orderAll (of) (especially BrE) and whole can be used with singular noun phrases to mean 'complete', 'every part of'. The word order is different.all (of) + determiner + noundeterminer + whole + noun–Julie spent all (of) the summer at home.Julie spent the whole summer at home.–all (of) my lifemy whole life3indefinite referenceAll is not generally used before indefinite articles.She's eaten a whole loaf. (not … all a loaf.)4uncountable nounsWith most uncountable nouns we prefer all (of).I've drunk all (of) the milk. (not … the whole milk.)5the whole of (mainly BrE)Instead of whole, the whole of is also possible, especially in British English.Julie spent the whole of the summer at home.the whole of my lifeBefore proper nouns (names) and pronouns we always use the whole of, not whole. All (of) is also possible.The whole of / All of Venice was under water. (not Whole Venice …)I've just read the whole of / all of 'War and Peace'.I've read the whole of / all of it.6plural nounsWith plural nouns, all and whole have different meanings. All is like every; whole means 'complete', 'entire'. Compare:All Indian tribes suffered from white settlement in America. (= Every Indian tribe suffered …)Whole Indian tribes were killed off. (= Complete tribes were killed off; nobody was left alive in these tribes.)Previous Next |