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Michelle Cha Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I didn't invite all/any of them.

1. I didn't invite all of them.

2. I didn't invite any of them.

3. All of them will not come.

4. Any of them will not come.

I'm firstly wondering if 1 and 2 are same in meaning.

Likewise, I want to know 3 and 4 are same in meaning.

Thank you.
  

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1. I didn't invite all of them. (You invited some of them but not everybody) 2.

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  • 1.
  • I didn't invite all of them.
  • (You invited some of them but not everybody) 2.
  • I didn't invite any of them.
  • (You did not invite anybody) 3.
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1. I didn't invite all of them. (You invited some of them but not everybody)

2. I didn't invite any of them. (You did not invite anybody)

3. All of them will not come. (Some of them might come)
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#3 is technically correct, but is not normal idiomatic English and could have two different meanings, Not all of them will come (some will, some will not) or None of them will come.
#4 does not make sense.
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1. Means you invited some but not all
2. Means you didn't invite anyone
3. Means no one will come
4. Is ungrammatical (rephrase: None of them will come)
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