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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"it all"

Hello, I know that "it" should be a singular or pronoun of singular nouns, Then, how can I understand these sentences. For example, I want it all, I cooked it all, and I can take it all. Can "it" be equal to "all", meaning everything? Thanks a million in advance
  

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All can be used with both singular and plural words: I took it all. All the apples are bad. The sun shone all day .

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  • All can be used with both singular and plural words: I took it all.
  • All the apples are bad.
  • The sun shone all day .
  • He finds all days boring.
  • It can be used without a noun or a pronoun: All is well that ends well.
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All can be used with both singular and plural words:

I took it all.
All the apples are bad.
The sun shone all day.
He finds all
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Thank you. And I know that I have to consider "context" to understand sentences exactly and I have brought a sentence which I want to think about with you."I cooked it all by myself" I think that I can understand it in two ways, considering different situations.1. it=all, so I cooked every meal alone. 2. all=completely, so I cooked meals or a meal just alone , trying to emphasize "not be helped b
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You are right. The meaning is usually clear in spoken English since the speaker can emphasize the right word or words and the talkers know what is being discussed. I think the intended meaning is nearly always: I cooked it all by myself. (No one helped me.)

CB
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Thank you so much and one more thing. Although I really do not want to bother you, if there is a lot of food in the context, can I think of "it all" as all of it?
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Wherever the food is, you can say: I ate it all / I ate all of it.

CB
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