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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

All of Vs. All

1."All of the students were afraid"

2."All the passengers were frightened"

Hi, when do you include the preposition, of next to all and not?

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There may be some idiomatic exceptions, but usually both are equally correct. All of is of course longer and may thus sound a little awkward in some contexts. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • There may be some idiomatic exceptions, but usually both are equally correct.
  • All of is of course longer and may thus sound a little awkward in some contexts.
  • CB
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There may be some idiomatic exceptions, but usually both are equally correct. All of is of course longer and may thus sound a little awkward in some contexts.

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Yes, for formal contexts, include 'of'; other than that, they're both fine.
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