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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

all or each - are they the same

Hello,

Are the 2 sentences the same? Thank you.

1. All the boys has a ball

2. Each of the boys has a ball
  

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Hi Cogar Yes, the meanings are the same. The first sentence needs 'have' (not 'has') and I would suggest adding the word 'of'. e.

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  • Hi Cogar Yes, the meanings are the same.
  • The first sentence needs 'have' (not 'has') and I would suggest adding the word 'of'.
  • e.
  • "each one").
  • All of the boys have a computer.
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Hi Cogar

Yes, the meanings are the same. The first sentence needs 'have' (not 'has') and I would suggest adding the word 'of'. The second sentence places more focus on the individuals (i.e. "each one").

All of the boys have a computer.

Each of the boys has a computer.

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CogarHello,

Are the 2 sentences the same? Thank you.

1. All the boys has a ball

2. Each of the boys has a ball
All the boys has have a ball. (It can mean the ball is the common property of the boys. You could rephrased the sentence as: 'All the boys have a ball
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