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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

all/whole

Hello,

1. He worked whole day.

2. He worked all day.

Which one is correct?

I want to know usage of all and whole with period of time.

I need your expert opinion.

Thanks and regards.
  

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Well, hanuman, I'm not sure whether my opinion is that expert, but I'll see what I can do. Of your sentences, number 2 is correct. In the first one, a determiner is missing, in this case "the" if you want the sentence to convey the same meaning as the second one: "He worked the whole day", meaning "the entire day", "all day long".

— Riglos

  • Well, hanuman, I'm not sure whether my opinion is that expert, but I'll see what I can do.
  • Of your sentences, number 2 is correct.
  • In the first one, a determiner is missing, in this case "the" if you want the sentence to convey the same meaning as the second one: "He worked the whole day", meaning "the entire day", "all day long".
  • Hope it helps, Mara.
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Well, hanuman, I'm not sure whether my opinion is that expert, but I'll see what I can do.

Of your sentences, number 2 is correct.

In the first one, a determiner is missing, in this case "the" if you want the sentence to convey the same meaning as the second one:

"He worked the whole day", meaning "the entire day", "all day long".

Hope it helps,
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