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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

He was dressed all in black / He was all dressed in black

Teachers, please tell me which is correct:

a) He was dressed all in black.

b) He was all dressed in black.
  

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I think He was dressed in ALL black. Here all is pronoun modifed by black. He was all dressed in black.

— Welkins2139

  • I think He was dressed in ALL black.
  • Here all is pronoun modifed by black.
  • He was all dressed in black.
  • Here " all " is funtion as adverb.
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I think

He was dressed in ALL black. Here all is pronoun modifed by black.

He was all dressed in black. Here " all " is funtion as adverb.
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Hi guys,

a) He was dressed all in black.

b) He was all dressed in black.

Both are OK. Google gives -

all dressed in = 620,000 hits

dressed all in = 323,000 hits

Best wishes, Clive
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I'd prefer the first, and a more exclusive search at Yahoo gives:

"He was dressed in all black"
Results: 948

"He was all dressed in black"
Results: 168
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BamtoriTeachers, please tell me which is correct:

a) He was dressed all in black.

b) He was all dressed in black.

It may not be the case for everyone; but for me, the first describes how he was dressed, whereas the second conveys a reaction to how he was dressed (e.g. surpri
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MrPedantic
Bamtoria) He was dressed all in black.

b) He was all dressed in black.
It may not be the case for everyone; but for me, the first describes how he was dressed, whereas the second conveys a reaction to how he was dressed (e.g. surprise, approval, and so
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