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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

All vs whole

Could you tell me what are differences between the following sentences?

All the buildings have been destroyed.
Whole buildings have been destroyed.
  

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All the buildings have been destroyed. — Every building is gone. Whole buildings have been destroyed.

  • All the buildings have been destroyed.
  • — Every building is gone.
  • Whole buildings have been destroyed.
  • — Some buildings are completely gone.
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All the buildings have been destroyed.— Every building is gone.
Whole buildings have been destroyed.— Some buildings are completely gone.

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