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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

all is pronoun

1u00He accepted all 01b01font00that 02font02b00we proposed02u00.02br
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00Someone told me here the word `all' is pronoun.02br
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00Could you tell me why it is said so?0-
  

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g. he has been working all his life (all: adjective, life: noun)02br 02br 00while a pronoun isn't referred to any noun, and often it's used instead of a noun (to avoid repetitions, for example)02br 02br 00In this case 01font 00'He accepted all that we proposed'02font 00 all isn't referred to any noun, so it must be a pronoun which stands for 'all the things'0-

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  • he has been working all his life (all: adjective, life: noun)02br 02br 00while a pronoun isn't referred to any noun, and often it's used instead of a noun (to avoid repetitions, for example)02br 02br 00In this case 01font 00'He accepted all that we proposed'02font 00 all isn't referred to any noun, so it must be a pronoun which stands for 'all the things'0-
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0I would follow the exclusion principle, hoping that it will work as an explanation, try to follow my reasoning:02br
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00generally an adjective is referred to a noun; 02br
00 e.g. he has been working all his life (all: adjective, life: noun)02br
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00while a pronoun isn't referred to any noun, and often it's used instead of a noun (to avoi

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