| 词组 | all of with noun phrases and pronouns |
| 释义 | Contents overview all (of) with noun phrases and pronouns147 all (of) with noun phrases and pronouns1all and all ofAll (of) can modify noun phrases and pronouns, especially in American English.Before a noun with a determiner (for example the, my, this), all and all of are both possible. All is more common than all of in British English.She's eaten all (of) the cake.All (of) my friends like riding.Before a noun with no determiner, we do not normally use of.All children can be difficult. (not All of children …)2all of + personal pronounWith personal pronouns, we use all of + us/you/them.All of us/you/them can be a subject or object.All of us can come tomorrow. (not All we …)She's invited all of you.Emily sent all of them her love.3pronoun + allWe can put all after pronouns used as objects.She's invited you all.Emily sent her love to them all.I've made us all something to eat.This does not generally happen with complement pronouns (after be) or in short answers.I think that's all of them. (not I think that's them all.)'Who did she invite?''All of us.' (not Us all.)All can follow a subject pronoun (e.g. They all went home), but in this case it is positioned with the verb (148) and may be separated from the pronoun (e.g. They have all gone home).For the American plural pronoun you all, 174.8.4types of nounAll is used mostly before uncountable and plural noun phrases.all the waterall my friendsHowever, all can be used before some singular countable nouns referring to things that can naturally be divided into parts.all that weekall my familyall the wayWe can also use all (of) before proper nouns (e.g. the names of places or writers), especially in BrE.All (of) London knew about her affairs.I've read all (of) Shakespeare.With other singular countable nouns, it is more natural to use whole (e.g. the whole story). For details, 150.5leaving out theAfter all, we sometimes leave out the before numbers.all (the) three brothersAnd we usually leave out the in all day, all night, all week, all year, all winter and all summer.She stayed here all day. (not … all the day).6not all …It is not very common to use all + noun as the subject of a negative verb (e.g. All Americans don't like hamburgers). We more often use not all + noun + affirmative verb.Not all Americans like hamburgers.Note the difference between not all and no. Compare:Not all birds can fly.No birds can play chess.Previous Next |
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